diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
index 841ed359802cb53b4866143f96406a08a55334a4..bd7bffc3ddd08be19caf0a15572b5e727c6f0cd2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
@@ -663,6 +663,9 @@ static int __init init_spu_base(void)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
+	if (!spu_management_ops)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* create sysdev class for spus */
 	ret = sysdev_class_register(&spu_sysdev_class);
 	if (ret)