diff --git a/src/include/cpu/x86/lapic.h b/src/include/cpu/x86/lapic.h
index 66b40fc..8fced29 100644
--- a/src/include/cpu/x86/lapic.h
+++ b/src/include/cpu/x86/lapic.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 /* See if I need to initialize the local apic */
 #if CONFIG_SMP || CONFIG_IOAPIC
 #  define NEED_LAPIC 1
+#else
+#  define NEED_LAPIC 0
 #endif
 
 static inline __attribute__((always_inline)) unsigned long lapic_read(unsigned long reg)