diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/llc.h b/net/nfc/hci/llc.h
index c7014fdfc8c969779030a6f19d66aff3a9488384..7be0b7f3ceb6aa34ec3adfa5f6b077c79cef3b24 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/llc.h
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/llc.h
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ int nfc_llc_register(const char *name, struct nfc_llc_ops *ops);
 void nfc_llc_unregister(const char *name);
 
 int nfc_llc_nop_register(void);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFC_SHDLC)
 int nfc_llc_shdlc_register(void);
+#else
+static inline int nfc_llc_shdlc_register(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __LOCAL_LLC_H_ */