diff --git a/src/include/console/cbmem_console.h b/src/include/console/cbmem_console.h
index 37ea4d8e89..1c1da63cdd 100644
--- a/src/include/console/cbmem_console.h
+++ b/src/include/console/cbmem_console.h
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@
 #ifndef _CONSOLE_CBMEM_CONSOLE_H_
 #define _CONSOLE_CBMEM_CONSOLE_H_
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM)
 void cbmemc_init(void);
 void cbmemc_reinit(void);
 void cbmemc_tx_byte(unsigned char data);
+#else
+static inline void cbmemc_init(void) {}
+static inline void cbmemc_reinit(void) {}
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/include/console/console.h b/src/include/console/console.h
index 18ec6c7c85..4f6e15ab32 100644
--- a/src/include/console/console.h
+++ b/src/include/console/console.h
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_CONSOLE_NE2K
 #include <console/ne2k.h>
 #endif
-#if CONFIG_CONSOLE_CBMEM
 #include <console/cbmem_console.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifndef __PRE_RAM__
 unsigned char console_rx_byte(void);