diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
index cfd6cf952d44ebbf0956d8b0c79a45c722e61332..527ef216d4ca47f0934ed1cb42a4ebebc4f3a9d3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
@@ -714,8 +714,10 @@ static int emu1010_firmware_thread(void *data)
 		msleep_interruptible(1000);
 		if (kthread_should_stop())
 			break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 		if (emu->suspend)
 			continue;
+#endif
 		snd_emu1010_fpga_read(emu, EMU_HANA_IRQ_STATUS, &tmp); /* IRQ Status */
 		snd_emu1010_fpga_read(emu, EMU_HANA_OPTION_CARDS, &reg); /* OPTIONS: Which cards are attached to the EMU */
 		if (reg & EMU_HANA_OPTION_DOCK_OFFLINE) {