diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
index 7849f3978fea..80e70dbd1f64 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/vpe.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void release_vpe(struct vpe *v);
 void *alloc_progmem(unsigned long len);
 void release_progmem(void *ptr);
 
-int __weak vpe_run(struct vpe *v);
+int vpe_run(struct vpe *v);
 void cleanup_tc(struct tc *tc);
 
 int __init vpe_module_init(void);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 72cae9f55460..9067b651c7a2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -817,15 +817,11 @@ static int vpe_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 static int vpe_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_MIPS_VPE_LOADER_MT) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS_VPE_LOADER_CMP)
 	struct vpe *v;
 	Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!vpe_run) {
-		pr_warn("VPE loader: ELF load failed.\n");
-		return -ENOEXEC;
-	}
-
 	v = get_vpe(aprp_cpu_index());
 	if (v == NULL)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -855,6 +851,10 @@ static int vpe_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	v->plen = 0;
 
 	return ret;
+#else
+	pr_warn("VPE loader: ELF load failed.\n");
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+#endif
 }
 
 static ssize_t vpe_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,