diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
index d8e59e1..fc42638 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/transmeta.c
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@
         if ( c->x86 == 5 && (c->x86_capability[0] & USER686) == USER686 )
 		c->x86 = 6;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	/* randomize_va_space slows us down enormously;
 	   it probably triggers retranslation of x86->native bytecode */
 	randomize_va_space = 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 static void transmeta_identify(struct cpuinfo_x86 * c)