diff --git a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_exit.c b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_exit.c
index b9fa15b861..157dd174f7 100644
--- a/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_exit.c
+++ b/libs/libc/stdlib/lib_exit.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#ifndef __KERNEL__
+#if defined(CONFIG_BUILD_FLAT) || !defined(__KERNEL__)
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data