diff --git a/include/linux/fb.h b/include/linux/fb.h
index 267b59ead432..cbca06224843 100644
--- a/include/linux/fb.h
+++ b/include/linux/fb.h
@@ -489,9 +489,7 @@ struct fb_info {
 
 	const struct fb_ops *fbops;
 	struct device *device;		/* This is the parent */
-#if defined(CONFIG_FB_DEVICE)
 	struct device *dev;		/* This is this fb device */
-#endif
 	int class_flag;                    /* private sysfs flags */
 #ifdef CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING
 	struct fb_tile_ops *tileops;    /* Tile Blitting */