diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Makefile b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Makefile
index a97eeb0be1d8..5c7f422f7528 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Makefile for the Linux firmware loader
 
-obj-y			:= fallback_table.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER) += fallback_table.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FW_LOADER)	+= firmware_class.o
 firmware_class-objs := main.o
 firmware_class-$(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER) += fallback.o
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c
index 7428659d8df9..776dd69cf5be 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
  * firmware fallback configuration table
  */
 
-/* Module or buit-in */
-#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
-
 static unsigned int zero;
 static unsigned int one = 1;
 
@@ -51,5 +48,3 @@ struct ctl_table firmware_config_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(firmware_config_table);
-
-#endif