diff --git a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
index 3110405a1b..375cd0b6fe 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 						XILINX_AXIDMA_BASEADDR);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_XILINX_EMACLITE
+#if defined(CONFIG_XILINX_EMACLITE) && defined(XILINX_EMACLITE_BASEADDR)
 	u32 txpp = 0;
 	u32 rxpp = 0;
 # ifdef CONFIG_XILINX_EMACLITE_TX_PING_PONG