diff --git a/include/linux/iommu.h b/include/linux/iommu.h
index 9940319d6f9d..6470cd87b4ea 100644
--- a/include/linux/iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/iommu.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ struct iommu_domain {
 #define IOMMU_CAP_CACHE_COHERENCY	0x1
 #define IOMMU_CAP_INTR_REMAP		0x2	/* isolates device intrs */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IOMMU_API
+
 struct iommu_ops {
 	int (*domain_init)(struct iommu_domain *domain);
 	void (*domain_destroy)(struct iommu_domain *domain);
@@ -49,8 +51,6 @@ struct iommu_ops {
 			      unsigned long cap);
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IOMMU_API
-
 extern void register_iommu(struct iommu_ops *ops);
 extern bool iommu_found(void);
 extern struct iommu_domain *iommu_domain_alloc(void);
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ extern int iommu_domain_has_cap(struct iommu_domain *domain,
 
 #else /* CONFIG_IOMMU_API */
 
-static inline void register_iommu(struct iommu_ops *ops)
-{
-}
+struct iommu_ops {};
 
 static inline bool iommu_found(void)
 {