diff --git a/drivers/base/Makefile b/drivers/base/Makefile
index ff26968..63e09c0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/base/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_NUMA)	+= node.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE) += memory.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)	+= topology.o
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SYSFS),y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)	+= module.o
+endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR) += hypervisor.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER),y)