diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c
index e7ab060..4a6c020 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pxa2xx_cm_x270.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <pcmcia/ss.h>
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
+#include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
 #include <asm/arch/pxa-regs.h>
 #include <asm/arch/pxa2xx-gpio.h>
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!machine_is_armcore())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	cmx270_pcmcia_device = platform_device_alloc("pxa2xx-pcmcia", -1);
 
 	if (!cmx270_pcmcia_device)