diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 4ef949c1972e6bfacb80d477fefc427cadfecd8f..394d177d721b0fdec5917b6cfc9d410ede7cb09a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ static inline u32 safe_apic_wait_icr_idle(void)
 
 static inline void ack_APIC_irq(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
 	/*
 	 * ack_APIC_irq() actually gets compiled as a single instruction
 	 * ... yummie.
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ static inline void ack_APIC_irq(void)
 
 	/* Docs say use 0 for future compatibility */
 	apic_write(APIC_EOI, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
 static inline unsigned default_get_apic_id(unsigned long x)