diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index b6c3ac20c14c..462bced40c12 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -557,7 +557,9 @@ unsigned long prom_memparse(const char *ptr, const char **retptr)
 static void __init early_cmdline_parse(void)
 {
 	struct prom_t *_prom = &RELOC(prom);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	const char *opt;
+#endif
 	char *p;
 	int l = 0;