diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/i440bx/Makefile.inc b/src/northbridge/intel/i440bx/Makefile.inc
index ecefe6ab8a..2e0092636a 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/i440bx/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/i440bx/Makefile.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_I440BX),y)
 ramstage-y += northbridge.c
 
 romstage-y += raminit.c
-romstage-y += debug.c
+romstage-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_RAM_SETUP) += debug.c
 
 endif