diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.linux.configs b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.linux.configs
index 9d9eb8a87..c38b3784e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.linux.configs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.linux.configs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ CONFIG_NVGPU_FECS_TRACE := y
 # Enable support in GK20A for the nvhost (host1x) dma engine hardware
 # that includes things like hardware syncpts. This requires
 # TEGRA_GRHOST
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_TEGRA_GRHOST),y)
+ifdef CONFIG_TEGRA_GRHOST
 CONFIG_TEGRA_GK20A_NVHOST := y
 endif
 
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@ ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_NVGPU_SYNCFD_STABLE
 endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NVGPU_SYNCFD_NONE),y)
 ccflags-y += -DCONFIG_NVGPU_SYNCFD_NONE
-endif
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+endif