diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
index 8fb62af8f97d..4dc9d5f32517 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xxfb.c
@@ -1660,14 +1660,12 @@ static struct pci_driver smtcfb_driver = {
 
 static int __init sm712fb_init(void)
 {
-#ifndef MODULE
 	char *option = NULL;
 
 	if (fb_get_options("sm712fb", &option))
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (option && *option)
 		mode_option = option;
-#endif
 	sm7xx_vga_setup(mode_option);
 
 	return pci_register_driver(&smtcfb_driver);