diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Makefile
index aeb42b1..7c4ef76 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 obj-y += cpu_init.o
 obj-y += speed.o
 obj-y += interrupts.o
-obj-y += ecc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DDR_ECC_CMD) += ecc.o
 ifndef CONFIG_PINCTRL
 obj-$(CONFIG_QE) += qe_io.o
 endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/ecc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/ecc.c
index 7a8ec7f..3e24752 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/ecc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/ecc.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <mpc83xx.h>
 #include <command.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC_CMD)
 void ecc_print_status(void)
 {
 	immap_t *immap = (immap_t *) CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
@@ -386,4 +385,3 @@
 	   "  - writes pattern injecting errors with word access\n"
 	   "  - writes pattern with word access, generates error\n"
 	   "  - disables injects\n" "  - re-inits memory");
-#endif