diff --git a/include/drm/drm_panel.h b/include/drm/drm_panel.h
index 121f7aa..6193cb5 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_panel.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_panel.h
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ static inline struct drm_panel *of_drm_find_panel(const struct device_node *np)
 }
 #endif
 
-#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_PANEL) && (IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE) || \
+	(IS_MODULE(CONFIG_DRM) && IS_MODULE(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)))
 int drm_panel_of_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel);
 #else
 static inline int drm_panel_of_backlight(struct drm_panel *panel)