diff --git a/hw/mem/Makefile.objs b/hw/mem/Makefile.objs
index 3e2f7c5ca2..56345befd0 100644
--- a/hw/mem/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/mem/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_DIMM) += pc-dimm.o
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_MEM_DEVICE) += memory-device.o
+common-obj-y += memory-device.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_NVDIMM) += nvdimm.o