diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile
index b1457a8a9c0f..1fb92f16acd6 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ extra-y				+= vmlinux.lds
 obj-y				:= entry.o traps.o irq.o idle.o time.o misc.o \
 					process.o signal.o ptrace.o align.o \
 					semaphore.o syscalls.o setup.o \
-					cputable.o ppc_htab.o perfmon.o
+					cputable.o ppc_htab.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_6xx)		+= l2cr.o cpu_setup_6xx.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_E500)		+= perfmon.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND)	+= swsusp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER4)		+= cpu_setup_power4.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= module.o ppc_ksyms.o
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/ppc/kernel/traps.c
index d87423d1003a..8356d544fa60 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -849,10 +849,12 @@ void AltivecAssistException(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_E500
 void PerformanceMonitorException(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	perf_irq(regs);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE
 void CacheLockingException(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,