diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
index 6d15e5c100fc..1aeadc13c7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_internal.h
@@ -651,7 +651,12 @@ static inline int ll_need_32bit_api(struct ll_sb_info *sbi)
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
 	return 1;
 #else
-	return unlikely(is_compat_task() || (sbi->ll_flags & LL_SBI_32BIT_API));
+	return unlikely(
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		is_compat_task() ||
+#endif
+		(sbi->ll_flags & LL_SBI_32BIT_API)
+	);
 #endif
 }