diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile
index bd3b2bd408bcf2437fee22a7bdf332df8849358e..9e8d30cb1517ad4df2c94309ec9c408c45008886 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ nfp-objs := \
 	    nfp_net_sriov.o \
 	    nfp_netvf_main.o \
 	    nfp_port.o \
-	    bpf/main.o \
-	    bpf/offload.o \
 	    nic/main.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NFP_APP_FLOWER),y)
@@ -44,6 +42,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL),y)
 nfp-objs += \
+	    bpf/main.o \
+	    bpf/offload.o \
 	    bpf/verifier.o \
 	    bpf/jit.o
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
index 63c8f784705448b62228e782453f0b8dba35f8b1..6d576f63139208a4cee0992175ad89424ca9e131 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ nfp_net_bpf_offload_prepare(struct nfp_net *nn,
 	unsigned int max_mtu;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	ret = nfp_net_bpf_get_act(nn, cls_bpf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
index 085c5151c6010752528f038e4f742f6e617b459b..3644d74fe3042383b1668e688bd52f19fe530fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_app.c
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@
 
 static const struct nfp_app_type *apps[] = {
 	[NFP_APP_CORE_NIC]	= &app_nic,
+#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
 	[NFP_APP_BPF_NIC]	= &app_bpf,
+#else
+	[NFP_APP_BPF_NIC]	= &app_nic,
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFP_APP_FLOWER
 	[NFP_APP_FLOWER_NIC]	= &app_flower,
 #endif