diff --git a/fs/cifs/Makefile b/fs/cifs/Makefile
index 1964d21..eed7eb0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/cifs/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 
 cifs-y := cifsfs.o cifssmb.o cifs_debug.o connect.o dir.o file.o inode.o \
 	  link.o misc.o netmisc.o smbencrypt.o transport.o asn1.o \
-	  cifs_unicode.o nterr.o xattr.o cifsencrypt.o \
+	  cifs_unicode.o nterr.o cifsencrypt.o \
 	  readdir.o ioctl.o sess.o export.o smb1ops.o winucase.o
 
+cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR) += xattr.o
 cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_ACL) += cifsacl.o
 
 cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL) += cifs_spnego.o