diff --git a/arch/cris/boot/rescue/Makefile b/arch/cris/boot/rescue/Makefile
index 52bd0bd1dd22..d98edbb30a18 100644
--- a/arch/cris/boot/rescue/Makefile
+++ b/arch/cris/boot/rescue/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 asflags-y += $(LINUXINCLUDE)
 ccflags-y += -O2 $(LINUXINCLUDE)
+
+ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_AXISFLASHMAP
+
 arch-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V10) = v10
 arch-$(CONFIG_ETRAX_ARCH_V32) = v32
 
@@ -28,6 +31,11 @@ $(obj)/rescue.bin: $(obj)/rescue.o FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 	cp -p $(obj)/rescue.bin $(objtree)
 
+else
+$(obj)/rescue.bin:
+
+endif
+
 $(obj)/testrescue.bin: $(obj)/testrescue.o
 	$(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) $(obj)/testrescue.o tr.bin
 # Pad it to 784 bytes