diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index 55c43a6c91112aaac0f6775f89839f9189b94b66..5559edf36756c429cae207f58312ca85feced26b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,7 @@ static long check_bp_loc(unsigned long addr)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_8xx
 static int find_free_data_bpt(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1394,6 +1395,7 @@ static int find_free_data_bpt(void)
 	printf("Couldn't find free breakpoint register\n");
 	return -1;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void print_data_bpts(void)
 {