diff --git a/include/nuttx/coredump.h b/include/nuttx/coredump.h
index 45423d2b94f..a48941b6d62 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/coredump.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/coredump.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
 
 #include <nuttx/streams.h>
 #include <nuttx/memoryregion.h>
-#include <nuttx/elf.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_COREDUMP_REGION
+#  include <nuttx/elf.h>
+#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions