diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 5640ba696b..a03e4329e8 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -7068,11 +7068,13 @@ abi_long do_syscall(void *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
         ret = get_errno(sys_inotify_init());
         break;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_INOTIFY1
 #if defined(TARGET_NR_inotify_init1) && defined(__NR_inotify_init1)
     case TARGET_NR_inotify_init1:
         ret = get_errno(sys_inotify_init1(arg1));
         break;
 #endif
+#endif
 #if defined(TARGET_NR_inotify_add_watch) && defined(__NR_inotify_add_watch)
     case TARGET_NR_inotify_add_watch:
         p = lock_user_string(arg2);