diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/mxhead.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/mxhead.S
index 9f3843742726..b702c0908b1f 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/mxhead.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/mxhead.S
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ _SetupOCD:
 	 * xt-gdb to single step via DEBUG exceptions received directly
 	 * by ocd.
 	 */
+#if XCHAL_HAVE_WINDOWED
 	movi	a1, 1
 	movi	a0, 0
 	wsr	a1, windowstart
 	wsr	a0, windowbase
 	rsync
+#endif
 
 	movi	a1, LOCKLEVEL
 	wsr	a1, ps