diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index a70f3131a3778a09c558c6a1b96b7428269a5829..0e6942f21a4ea0879f10ba6f192035893cff0fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@
 
 #define MAX_CRTC	4
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION)
 static int legacyfb_depth = 16;
 module_param(legacyfb_depth, int, 0444);
-#endif
 
 DEFINE_DRM_GEM_CMA_FOPS(imx_drm_driver_fops);