diff --git a/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c b/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c
index 1257c90..aaa5132 100644
--- a/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c
+++ b/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c
@@ -798,8 +798,9 @@ int kvm_cmd_run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (!script)
 		script = DEFAULT_SCRIPT;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAS_BFD
 	symbol__init(vmlinux_filename);
-
+#endif
 	term_init();
 
 	if (!guest_name) {