diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index 650be8300fda..ef6549e57157 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ src-wlib-y := string.S crt0.S stdio.c decompress.c main.c \
 		$(libfdt) libfdt-wrapper.c \
 		ns16550.c serial.c simple_alloc.c div64.S util.S \
 		elf_util.c $(zlib-y) devtree.c stdlib.c \
-		oflib.c ofconsole.c cuboot.c cpm-serial.c
+		oflib.c ofconsole.c cuboot.c
 
 src-wlib-$(CONFIG_PPC_MPC52XX) += mpc52xx-psc.c
 src-wlib-$(CONFIG_PPC64_BOOT_WRAPPER) += opal-calls.S opal.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ src-wlib-$(CONFIG_PPC_8xx) += mpc8xx.c planetcore.c fsl-soc.c
 src-wlib-$(CONFIG_PPC_82xx) += pq2.c fsl-soc.c planetcore.c
 src-wlib-$(CONFIG_EMBEDDED6xx) += mpsc.c mv64x60.c mv64x60_i2c.c ugecon.c fsl-soc.c
 src-wlib-$(CONFIG_XILINX_VIRTEX) += uartlite.c
+src-wlib-$(CONFIG_CPM) += cpm-serial.c
 
 src-plat-y := of.c epapr.c
 src-plat-$(CONFIG_40x) += fixed-head.S ep405.c cuboot-hotfoot.c \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
index 6f2b2ecf10bd..88955095ec07 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/serial.c
@@ -124,11 +124,13 @@ int serial_console_init(void)
 	else if (dt_is_compatible(devp, "marvell,mv64360-mpsc"))
 		rc = mpsc_console_init(devp, &serial_cd);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPM
 	else if (dt_is_compatible(devp, "fsl,cpm1-scc-uart") ||
 	         dt_is_compatible(devp, "fsl,cpm1-smc-uart") ||
 	         dt_is_compatible(devp, "fsl,cpm2-scc-uart") ||
 	         dt_is_compatible(devp, "fsl,cpm2-smc-uart"))
 		rc = cpm_console_init(devp, &serial_cd);
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_MPC52XX
 	else if (dt_is_compatible(devp, "fsl,mpc5200-psc-uart"))
 		rc = mpc5200_psc_console_init(devp, &serial_cd);