diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 5fde817..ac67009 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * This file contains driver APIs to the irq subsystem.
  */
 
+#include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
@@ -256,8 +257,11 @@
 			/* Found it - now remove it from the list of entries */
 			*pp = action->next;
 
+			/* Currently used only by UML, might disappear one day.*/
+#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_RELEASE_METHOD
 			if (desc->handler->release)
 				desc->handler->release(irq, dev_id);
+#endif
 
 			if (!desc->action) {
 				desc->status |= IRQ_DISABLED;