diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/src/sam_bringup.c b/configs/sama5d4-ek/src/sam_bringup.c
index ef01f6c8045..547ee4b5b6e 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/src/sam_bringup.c
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/src/sam_bringup.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_NAND) || defined(HAVE_AT25) || defined(HAVE_HSMCI)  || \
     defined(HAVE_USBHOST) || defined(HAVE_USBMONITOR) || defined(HAVE_WM8904) || \
-    defined(HAVE_AUTOMOUNTER) || defined(HAVE_ELF) || defined(HAVE_ROMFS)
+    defined(HAVE_AUTOMOUNTER) || defined(HAVE_ELF) || defined(HAVE_ROMFS) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_FS_PROCFS)
   int ret;
 #endif
 
@@ -263,8 +264,6 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_PROCFS
-  int ret;
-
   /* Mount the procfs file system */
 
   ret = mount(NULL, SAMA5_PROCFS_MOUNTPOINT, "procfs", 0, NULL);