diff --git a/security/tomoyo/Makefile b/security/tomoyo/Makefile
index 221eaadffb09c7f5f4d5ec217d7c4ab2f4b34942..1b18a02ccd2e6f08277d35101df6731e99d9c4b1 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/Makefile
+++ b/security/tomoyo/Makefile
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ quiet_cmd_policy  = POLICY  $@
 $(obj)/builtin-policy.h: $(wildcard $(obj)/policy/*.conf $(srctree)/$(src)/policy/*.conf.default) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,policy)
 
+ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY_TOMOYO_INSECURE_BUILTIN_SETTING
 $(obj)/common.o: $(obj)/builtin-policy.h
+endif