diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h
index 8210f19d56ce..1fcb987d6386 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dvb_dummy_fe.h
@@ -25,8 +25,27 @@
 #include <linux/dvb/frontend.h>
 #include "dvb_frontend.h"
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DVB_DUMMY_FE) || (defined(CONFIG_DVB_DUMMY_FE_MODULE) && \
+defined(MODULE))
 extern struct dvb_frontend* dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach(void);
 extern struct dvb_frontend* dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_attach(void);
 extern struct dvb_frontend* dvb_dummy_fe_qam_attach(void);
+#else
+static inline struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_ofdm_attach(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qpsk_attach(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
+	return NULL;
+}
+static inline struct dvb_frontend *dvb_dummy_fe_qam_attach(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_DVB_DUMMY_FE */
 
 #endif // DVB_DUMMY_FE_H