diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index f2984af2b85bd..ad792e2817a2e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -470,13 +470,7 @@
 		__end_pci_fixups_suspend_late = .;			\
 	}								\
 									\
-	/* Built-in firmware blobs */					\
-	.builtin_fw : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) ALIGN(8) {	\
-		__start_builtin_fw = .;					\
-		KEEP(*(.builtin_fw))					\
-		__end_builtin_fw = .;					\
-	}								\
-									\
+	FW_LOADER_BUILT_IN_DATA						\
 	TRACEDATA							\
 									\
 	PRINTK_INDEX							\
@@ -880,6 +874,18 @@
 #define ORC_UNWIND_TABLE
 #endif
 
+/* Built-in firmware blobs */
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER
+#define FW_LOADER_BUILT_IN_DATA						\
+	.builtin_fw : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) ALIGN(8) {	\
+		__start_builtin_fw = .;					\
+		KEEP(*(.builtin_fw))					\
+		__end_builtin_fw = .;					\
+	}
+#else
+#define FW_LOADER_BUILT_IN_DATA
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_TRACE
 #define TRACEDATA							\
 	. = ALIGN(4);							\