diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index ad30445b4799..18359fabe087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -10184,11 +10184,13 @@ static int bnxt_hwrm_ver_get(struct bnxt *bp)
 	if (!bp->hwrm_cmd_max_timeout)
 		bp->hwrm_cmd_max_timeout = HWRM_CMD_MAX_TIMEOUT;
 	max_tmo_secs = bp->hwrm_cmd_max_timeout / 1000;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK
 	if (bp->hwrm_cmd_max_timeout > HWRM_CMD_MAX_TIMEOUT ||
 	    max_tmo_secs > CONFIG_DEFAULT_HUNG_TASK_TIMEOUT) {
 		netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Device requests max timeout of %d seconds, may trigger hung task watchdog (kernel default %ds)\n",
 			    max_tmo_secs, CONFIG_DEFAULT_HUNG_TASK_TIMEOUT);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (resp->hwrm_intf_maj_8b >= 1) {
 		bp->hwrm_max_req_len = le16_to_cpu(resp->max_req_win_len);