diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index e61658310381e0514fd620a333ea2459d7fe4a11..f1f00dfc0e68ce3eb323d7e7bf63ecb4f7ba399a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -475,12 +475,12 @@ static int hpwdt_time_left(void)
 	return TICKS_TO_SECS(ioread16(hpwdt_timer_reg));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HPWDT_NMI_DECODING
 static int hpwdt_my_nmi(void)
 {
 	return ioread8(hpwdt_nmistat) & 0x6;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HPWDT_NMI_DECODING
 /*
  *	NMI Handler
  */