diff --git a/env/Makefile b/env/Makefile
index e2a165b8f1..c4ad654328 100644
--- a/env/Makefile
+++ b/env/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)ENV_SUPPORT) += common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)ENV_SUPPORT) += env.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)ENV_SUPPORT) += attr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)ENV_SUPPORT) += flags.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)ENV_SUPPORT) += callback.o
 
 ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+obj-y += callback.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM) += eeprom.o
 extra-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED) += embedded.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM) += embedded.o
diff --git a/include/env_callback.h b/include/env_callback.h
index 74da20eec3..05e9516a0f 100644
--- a/include/env_callback.h
+++ b/include/env_callback.h
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
 	"serial#:serialno," \
 	CONFIG_ENV_CALLBACK_LIST_STATIC
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 void env_callback_init(struct env_entry *var_entry);
+#else
+static inline void env_callback_init(struct env_entry *var_entry)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ENV_CALLBACK_H__ */