diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index c31fc295500a..47e3a228072d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ static int fw_load_from_user_helper(struct firmware *firmware,
 	return _request_firmware_load(fw_priv, uevent, timeout);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 /* kill pending requests without uevent to avoid blocking suspend */
 static void kill_requests_without_uevent(void)
 {
@@ -930,6 +931,7 @@ static void kill_requests_without_uevent(void)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
 }
+#endif
 
 #else /* CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER */
 static inline int
@@ -943,7 +945,9 @@ fw_load_from_user_helper(struct firmware *firmware, const char *name,
 /* No abort during direct loading */
 #define is_fw_load_aborted(buf) false
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static inline void kill_requests_without_uevent(void) { }
+#endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER */