diff --git a/fs/compat_binfmt_elf.c b/fs/compat_binfmt_elf.c
index 4d24d17bcfc1..943be5ecfcd9 100644
--- a/fs/compat_binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/compat_binfmt_elf.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #define elf_prstatus	compat_elf_prstatus
 #define elf_prpsinfo	compat_elf_prpsinfo
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 /*
  * Compat version of cputime_to_compat_timeval, perhaps this
  * should be an inline in <linux/compat.h>.
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ static void cputime_to_compat_timeval(const cputime_t cputime,
 	value->tv_sec = tv.tv_sec;
 	value->tv_usec = tv.tv_usec;
 }
+#endif
 
 #undef cputime_to_timeval
 #define cputime_to_timeval cputime_to_compat_timeval