2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index 2484e0e9d89c..e10895647f72 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ config BLK_DEV_BSG
         protocols (e.g. Task Management Functions and SMP in Serial
         Attached SCSI).
 
+config BLOCK_COMPAT
+        bool
+        default y
+
 endif # BLOCK
 
 source block/Kconfig.iosched
diff --git a/block/Makefile b/block/Makefile
index 3cfe7cebaa6a..826108190f00 100644
--- a/block/Makefile
+++ b/block/Makefile
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE)	+= deadline-iosched.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ)       += cfq-iosched.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE)  += blktrace.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)            += compat_ioctl.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLOCK_COMPAT)      += compat_ioctl.o