diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig
index b638d192ce5e..99d39b2aefa6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config DRM_MSM
 	depends on ARCH_QCOM || (ARM && COMPILE_TEST)
 	depends on OF && COMMON_CLK
 	depends on MMU
-	select QCOM_MDT_LOADER
+	select QCOM_MDT_LOADER if ARCH_QCOM
 	select REGULATOR
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
index 33763b005b7b..a3393e1dc497 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ static void a5xx_dump(struct msm_gpu *gpu);
 
 #define GPU_PAS_ID 13
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QCOM_MDT_LOADER)
-
 static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct device *dev, const char *fwname)
 {
 	const struct firmware *fw;
@@ -36,6 +34,9 @@ static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct device *dev, const char *fwname)
 	void *mem_region = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* Request the MDT file for the firmware */
 	ret = request_firmware(&fw, fwname, dev);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -73,12 +74,6 @@ static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct device *dev, const char *fwname)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-#else
-static int zap_shader_load_mdt(struct device *dev, const char *fwname)
-{
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-#endif
 
 static void a5xx_submit(struct msm_gpu *gpu, struct msm_gem_submit *submit,
 	struct msm_file_private *ctx)