diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile
index 3595affb9772..e3fd50cc709c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Makefile
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ CFLAGS_octeon-platform.o = -I$(src)/../../../scripts/dtc/libfdt
 CFLAGS_setup.o = -I$(src)/../../../scripts/dtc/libfdt
 
 obj-y := cpu.o setup.o serial.o octeon-platform.o octeon-irq.o csrc-octeon.o
-obj-y += dma-octeon.o flash_setup.o
+obj-y += dma-octeon.o
 obj-y += octeon-memcpy.o
 obj-y += executive/
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_MTD)		      += flash_setup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		      += smp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEON_ILM)	      += oct_ilm.o