diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h
index e46f23f54a50..df6a430de5eb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/time.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static inline int mips_clockevent_init(void)
 	extern int smtc_clockevent_init(void);
 
 	return smtc_clockevent_init();
-#elif CONFIG_CEVT_R4K
+#elif defined(CONFIG_CEVT_R4K)
 	return r4k_clockevent_init();
 #else
 	return -ENXIO;