diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10086.h b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10086.h
index e8061db11123..18457adee30b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10086.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda10086.h
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@ struct tda10086_config
 	u8 invert;
 };
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DVB_TDA10086) || defined(CONFIG_DVB_TDA10086_MODULE)
 extern struct dvb_frontend* tda10086_attach(const struct tda10086_config* config,
 					    struct i2c_adapter* i2c);
+#else
+static inline struct dvb_frontend* tda10086_attach(const struct tda10086_config* config,
+						   struct i2c_adapter* i2c)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif // CONFIG_DVB_TDA10086
 
 #endif // TDA10086_H