diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index e2c1499..cd1e6c2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_STACKTRACE)	+= stacktrace.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= mips_ksyms.o module.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= module-rela.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA) += module-rela.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER)	+= mcount.o ftrace.o