diff --git a/arch/sandbox/board/hostfile.c b/arch/sandbox/board/hostfile.c
index ad625d7..38a52a8 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/board/hostfile.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/board/hostfile.c
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
 	priv->cdev.size = hf->size;
 	priv->cdev.ops = &hf_fops;
 	priv->cdev.priv = hf;
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_DEVFS
 	devfs_create(&priv->cdev);
+#endif
 
 	return 0;
 }