diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c
index 772833b69bbf..0d06e7cbd5b3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-device.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void v4l2_device_unregister(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev)
 	/* Unregister subdevs */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sd, next, &v4l2_dev->subdevs, list) {
 		v4l2_device_unregister_subdev(sd);
-#if defined(CONFIG_I2C) || defined(CONFIG_I2C_MODULE)
+#if defined(CONFIG_I2C) || (defined(CONFIG_I2C_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 		if (sd->flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_IS_I2C) {
 			struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);