diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c
index f2fc7204de547ff64ca0ad81861fcb17c314068e..f4761285258266c80ecca48e2797e257fd52da3e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-haltpoll.c
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ static int __init haltpoll_init(void)
 	int ret;
 	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = &haltpoll_driver;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
 	/* Do not load haltpoll if idle= is passed */
 	if (boot_option_idle_override != IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE)
 		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
 
 	cpuidle_poll_state_init(drv);