diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cx24116.h b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cx24116.h
index 4cb3ddd6c6261f7ce3c15d96550b2c56832ce651..b1b76b47a14cf2c97941a0e5721c85541742c645 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cx24116.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cx24116.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ struct cx24116_config {
 	u8 mpg_clk_pos_pol:0x02;
 };
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DVB_CX24116) || defined(CONFIG_DVB_CX24116_MODULE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DVB_CX24116) || \
+	(defined(CONFIG_DVB_CX24116_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 extern struct dvb_frontend *cx24116_attach(
 	const struct cx24116_config *config,
 	struct i2c_adapter *i2c);