diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
index 3abd2d30aff89cb821645e5d79884f2cb0f85202..2bf25ece149e2a673d7f17438ea2f5d0ed16e8f8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
@@ -968,7 +968,9 @@ static int fsl_esdhc_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 	struct fsl_esdhc_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
 	const void *fdt = gd->fdt_blob;
 	int node = dev_of_offset(dev);
+#ifdef CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR
 	struct udevice *vqmmc_dev;
+#endif
 	fdt_addr_t addr;
 	unsigned int val;
 	int ret;