diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3033262..c2486af 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 AC_DEFINE(CONFIG_MTD, [1], [Statically define to be enabled to harmonize barebox' & dt-utils' code base.])
 
+AC_DEFINE(CONFIG_STATE, [1], [Statically define to be enabled to harmonize barebox' & dt-utils' code base.])
+
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([__secure_getenv secure_getenv])
 
 my_CFLAGS="-Wall \
diff --git a/src/state.h b/src/state.h
index a49155e..d98b781 100644
--- a/src/state.h
+++ b/src/state.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 struct state;
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STATE)
 
 struct state *state_new_from_node(struct device_node *node, bool readonly);
 void state_release(struct state *state);
@@ -19,4 +20,39 @@
 
 int state_read_mac(struct state *state, const char *name, u8 *buf);
 
+#else /* #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STATE) */
+
+static inline struct state *state_new_from_node(struct device_node *node,
+						bool readonly)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+}
+
+static inline struct state *state_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct state *state_by_node(const struct device_node *node)
+{
+	return NULL;
+};
+
+static inline int state_load(struct state *state)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static inline int state_save(struct state *state)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+static inline int state_read_mac(struct state *state, const char *name, u8 *buf)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+
+#endif /* #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STATE) / #else */
+
 #endif /* __STATE_H */