diff --git a/lite/kernels/arm/CMakeLists.txt b/lite/kernels/arm/CMakeLists.txt
index ce8b8365a8c55796772e7fbbe672ead682343a60..74b86c519e44f3aec5f0fbc7f3e2b3aa8d39c554 100644
--- a/lite/kernels/arm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lite/kernels/arm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NOTE we leave the add_kernel not protected by LITE_WITH_LIGHT_WEIGHT_FRAMEWORK so that all the kernels will be registered
 # to the model_optimize_tool.
-if(NOT (LITE_WITH_LIGHT_WEIGHT_FRAMEWORK AND LITE_WITH_ARM))
+if((NOT LITE_ON_MODEL_OPTIMIZE_TOOL) AND (NOT (LITE_WITH_LIGHT_WEIGHT_FRAMEWORK AND LITE_WITH_ARM)))
     return()
 endif()