diff --git a/drivers/misc/apanic.c b/drivers/misc/apanic.c
index 4a9f48ac7480..58cc36e25ada 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/apanic.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/apanic.c
@@ -548,7 +548,9 @@ static int apanic(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
 	if (!threads_offset)
 		threads_offset = ctx->mtd->writesize;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ANDROID_RAM_CONSOLE
 	ram_console_enable_console(0);
+#endif
 
 	log_buf_clear();
 	show_state_filter(0);