1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index f896a33e8341..2d61b909f414 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 #define UEVENT_NUM_ENVP                 32      /* number of env pointers */
 #define UEVENT_BUFFER_SIZE              2048    /* buffer for the variables */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
 /* path to the userspace helper executed on an event */
 extern char uevent_helper[];
+#endif
 
 /* counter to tag the uevent, read only except for the kobject core */
 extern u64 uevent_seqnum;