diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
index 2facdbcd73eb..fcba6c3b99d7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c
@@ -1819,10 +1819,12 @@ static void pl011_unthrottle_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	pl011_write(uap->im, uap, REG_IMSC);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE
 	if (uap->using_rx_dma) {
 		uap->dmacr |= UART011_RXDMAE;
 		pl011_write(uap->dmacr, uap, REG_DMACR);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&uap->port, flags);
 }