diff --git a/arch/sim/src/up_devconsole.c b/arch/sim/src/up_devconsole.c
index 58fa21e3b2e..89eb33c33e9 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/up_devconsole.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/up_devconsole.c
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ static ssize_t devconsole_write(struct file *filp, const char *buffer, size_t le
   return up_hostwrite(buffer, len);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL
 static int devconsole_poll(FAR struct file *filep, FAR struct pollfd *fds)
 {
   return OK;
 }
+#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions