diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index b7b1432..cf6d516 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define _COMPONENT		ACPI_SYSTEM_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("event");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 /* Global vars for handling event proc entry */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acpi_system_event_lock);
 int event_is_open = 0;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
 	.release = acpi_system_close_event,
 	.poll = acpi_system_poll_event,
 };
+#endif	/* CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 static unsigned int acpi_event_seqnum;
@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@
 
 static int __init acpi_event_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 	struct proc_dir_entry *entry;
+#endif
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (acpi_disabled)
@@ -259,12 +263,14 @@
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
 		       "Failed to create genetlink family for ACPI event\n");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 	/* 'event' [R] */
 	entry = create_proc_entry("event", S_IRUSR, acpi_root_dir);
 	if (entry)
 		entry->proc_fops = &acpi_system_event_ops;
 	else
 		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }