diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
index d5770fdf7f09..373e993a5ed5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static void __init ep8248e_pic_init(void)
 	of_node_put(np);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENET_MDIO_FCC
 static void ep8248e_set_mdc(struct mdiobb_ctrl *ctrl, int level)
 {
 	if (level)
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ static struct of_platform_driver ep8248e_mdio_driver = {
 	.probe = ep8248e_mdio_probe,
 	.remove = ep8248e_mdio_remove,
 };
+#endif
 
 struct cpm_pin {
 	int port, pin, flags;
@@ -296,7 +298,9 @@ static  __initdata struct of_device_id of_bus_ids[] = {
 static int __init declare_of_platform_devices(void)
 {
 	of_platform_bus_probe(NULL, of_bus_ids, NULL);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENET_MDIO_FCC
 	of_register_platform_driver(&ep8248e_mdio_driver);
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }