diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_32.c
index f3488c45d57a..1eff942fe22f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_32.c
@@ -669,7 +669,9 @@ void __init init_IRQ(void)
 	btfixup();
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 void init_irq_proc(void)
 {
 	/* For now, nothing... */
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */