diff --git a/Documentation/blackfin/Makefile b/Documentation/blackfin/Makefile
index c7e6c99bad8176a4295e398cce2d516d6fc63e2e..03f78059d6f5849b7914d50a2983fb6f9d678eb9 100644
--- a/Documentation/blackfin/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/blackfin/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_BLACKFIN),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_BFIN_GPTIMERS,)
 obj-m := gptimers-example.o
 endif
+endif