diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c
index 9a2186c133e6..ab6a572202b4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static void dump_addr(struct pg_state *st, unsigned long addr)
 
 static void note_prot_wx(struct pg_state *st, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if (!st->check_wx)
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_DEBUG_WX) || !st->check_wx)
 		return;
 
 	if (!((st->current_flags & pgprot_val(PAGE_KERNEL_X)) == pgprot_val(PAGE_KERNEL_X)))