diff --git a/fs/driver/Make.defs b/fs/driver/Make.defs
index 70f68b580ba..e34f4377816 100644
--- a/fs/driver/Make.defs
+++ b/fs/driver/Make.defs
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ CSRCS += fs_mtdpartition.c
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BCH),y)
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS),y)
 CSRCS += fs_blockproxy.c
 endif
+endif # CONFIG_BCH
 endif # CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT
 
 # Include driver build support
diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_open.c b/fs/vfs/fs_open.c
index f6cbc78a04b..3619f4f4099 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_open.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_open.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ static int file_vopen(FAR struct file *filep,
   inode = desc.node;
   DEBUGASSERT(inode != NULL);
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) && \
+#if defined(CONFIG_BCH) && \
+    !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) && \
     !defined(CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS)
   /* If the inode is block driver, then we may return a character driver
    * proxy for the block driver.  block_proxy() will instantiate a BCH