diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 9b08ca391aedbaa3f9099e89a5aa72687e1cf89d..3921cf7fea8e1fe7c656a7afbaae4f83b50e3a76 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -516,7 +516,8 @@ static enum alarmtimer_restart alarm_handle_timer(struct alarm *alarm,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ptr->it_lock, flags);
 	if ((ptr->it_sigev_notify & ~SIGEV_THREAD_ID) != SIGEV_NONE) {
-		if (posix_timer_event(ptr, 0) != 0)
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS) &&
+		    posix_timer_event(ptr, 0) != 0)
 			ptr->it_overrun++;
 	}