diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
index 565c1bf..1a4512e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 # Makefile for local APIC drivers and for the IO-APIC code
 #
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o apic_noop.o probe_$(BITS).o ipi.o nmi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= apic.o apic_noop.o probe_$(BITS).o ipi.o
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG),y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)	+= nmi.o
+endif
+obj-$(CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG)	+= hw_nmi.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC)	+= io_apic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= ipi.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 51ef893f..973cbc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@
 	        			                == NOTIFY_STOP)
 	                return;
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG
 		/*
 		 * Ok, so this is none of the documented NMI sources,
 		 * so it must be the NMI watchdog.
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
 		if (nmi_watchdog_tick(regs, reason))
 			return;
 		if (!do_nmi_callback(regs, cpu))
+#endif /* !CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG */
 			unknown_nmi_error(reason, regs);
 #else
 		unknown_nmi_error(reason, regs);