diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile
index 4a1fcb121dda..ae9ff07de4ab 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ mca_recovery-y			+= mca_drv.o mca_drv_asm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_IA64_MC_ERR_INJECT)+= err_inject.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE)	+= stacktrace.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_IA64_ESI)		+= esi.o
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_IA64_ESI),)
-obj-y				+= esi_stub.o	# must be in kernel proper
-endif
+obj-$(CONFIG_IA64_ESI)		+= esi.o esi_stub.o # must be in kernel proper
 obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU)	+= pci-dma.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)		+= elfcore.o