diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ obj-y     = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o
 	    exit.o itimer.o time.o softirq.o resource.o \
 	    sysctl.o capability.o ptrace.o timer.o user.o \
 	    signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
-	    rcupdate.o intermodule.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
+	    rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
 	    kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o posix-cpu-timers.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUTEX) += futex.o
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS) += irq/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP) += crash_dump.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECCOMP) += seccomp.o
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_MTD),y)
+obj-y += intermodule.o
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_MTD),m)
+obj-y += intermodule.o
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_SCHED_NO_NO_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER),y)
 # According to Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au>, the -fno-omit-frame-pointer is
 # needed for x86 only.  Why this used to be enabled for all architectures is beyond