diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
index 8d56ec6cca79..121166400e25 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/exec.c
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ static long execve1(char *file, char __user * __user *argv,
 		    char __user *__user *env)
 {
         long error;
+#ifdef CONFIG_TTY_LOG
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TTY_LOG
 	mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
 	tty = get_current_tty();
 	if (tty)