diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile
index 1a8df6669eee..18d6008b151f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ obj-y				+= esi_stub.o	# must be in kernel proper
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU)	+= pci-dma.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF)	+= elfcore.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)		+= elfcore.o
 
 # fp_emulate() expects f2-f5,f16-f31 to contain the user-level state.
 CFLAGS_traps.o  += -mfixed-range=f2-f5,f16-f31