diff --git a/drivers/media/Makefile b/drivers/media/Makefile
index 8cf91353b56afa82e64b48324a9c5e6aea65494b..7b8bb6949f5e877262312666a4991bf46c957c81 100644
--- a/drivers/media/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/Makefile
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ obj-y := common/
 obj-y += video/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV) += radio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DVB_CORE)  += dvb/
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DVB_CORE),)
+  obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_TUNER)  += dvb/frontends/
+endif