diff --git a/drivers/md/Kconfig b/drivers/md/Kconfig
index 83b9362be09c..b843292a605e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/md/Kconfig
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_DM_BUILTIN
 config BLK_DEV_DM
 	tristate "Device mapper support"
 	select BLK_DEV_DM_BUILTIN
-	select DAX
 	---help---
 	  Device-mapper is a low level volume manager.  It works by allowing
 	  people to specify mappings for ranges of logical sectors.  Various
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
index d5f8eff7c11d..89443e0ededa 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static int linear_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 	return fn(ti, lc->dev, lc->start, ti->len, data);
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX_DRIVER)
 static long linear_dax_direct_access(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 		long nr_pages, void **kaddr, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
@@ -184,6 +185,11 @@ static size_t linear_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return dax_copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
 }
 
+#else
+#define linear_dax_direct_access NULL
+#define linear_dax_copy_from_iter NULL
+#endif
+
 static struct target_type linear_target = {
 	.name   = "linear",
 	.version = {1, 4, 0},
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
index 189badbeddaf..63c7c3999458 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-writes.c
@@ -610,51 +610,6 @@ static int log_mark(struct log_writes_c *lc, char *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int log_dax(struct log_writes_c *lc, sector_t sector, size_t bytes,
-		   struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	struct pending_block *block;
-
-	if (!bytes)
-		return 0;
-
-	block = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pending_block), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!block) {
-		DMERR("Error allocating dax pending block");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	block->data = kzalloc(bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!block->data) {
-		DMERR("Error allocating dax data space");
-		kfree(block);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	/* write data provided via the iterator */
-	if (!copy_from_iter(block->data, bytes, i)) {
-		DMERR("Error copying dax data");
-		kfree(block->data);
-		kfree(block);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	/* rewind the iterator so that the block driver can use it */
-	iov_iter_revert(i, bytes);
-
-	block->datalen = bytes;
-	block->sector = bio_to_dev_sectors(lc, sector);
-	block->nr_sectors = ALIGN(bytes, lc->sectorsize) >> lc->sectorshift;
-
-	atomic_inc(&lc->pending_blocks);
-	spin_lock_irq(&lc->blocks_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&block->list, &lc->unflushed_blocks);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&lc->blocks_lock);
-	wake_up_process(lc->log_kthread);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void log_writes_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
 	struct log_writes_c *lc = ti->private;
@@ -920,6 +875,52 @@ static void log_writes_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limit
 	limits->io_min = limits->physical_block_size;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX_DRIVER)
+static int log_dax(struct log_writes_c *lc, sector_t sector, size_t bytes,
+		   struct iov_iter *i)
+{
+	struct pending_block *block;
+
+	if (!bytes)
+		return 0;
+
+	block = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pending_block), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!block) {
+		DMERR("Error allocating dax pending block");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	block->data = kzalloc(bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!block->data) {
+		DMERR("Error allocating dax data space");
+		kfree(block);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* write data provided via the iterator */
+	if (!copy_from_iter(block->data, bytes, i)) {
+		DMERR("Error copying dax data");
+		kfree(block->data);
+		kfree(block);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	/* rewind the iterator so that the block driver can use it */
+	iov_iter_revert(i, bytes);
+
+	block->datalen = bytes;
+	block->sector = bio_to_dev_sectors(lc, sector);
+	block->nr_sectors = ALIGN(bytes, lc->sectorsize) >> lc->sectorshift;
+
+	atomic_inc(&lc->pending_blocks);
+	spin_lock_irq(&lc->blocks_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&block->list, &lc->unflushed_blocks);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&lc->blocks_lock);
+	wake_up_process(lc->log_kthread);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static long log_writes_dax_direct_access(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 					 long nr_pages, void **kaddr, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
@@ -956,6 +957,10 @@ static size_t log_writes_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dm_target *ti,
 dax_copy:
 	return dax_copy_from_iter(lc->dev->dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
 }
+#else
+#define log_writes_dax_direct_access NULL
+#define log_writes_dax_copy_from_iter NULL
+#endif
 
 static struct target_type log_writes_target = {
 	.name   = "log-writes",
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c b/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
index b5e892149c54..ac2e8ee9d586 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-stripe.c
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ static int stripe_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	return DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX_DRIVER)
 static long stripe_dax_direct_access(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 		long nr_pages, void **kaddr, pfn_t *pfn)
 {
@@ -351,6 +352,11 @@ static size_t stripe_dax_copy_from_iter(struct dm_target *ti, pgoff_t pgoff,
 	return dax_copy_from_iter(dax_dev, pgoff, addr, bytes, i);
 }
 
+#else
+#define stripe_dax_direct_access NULL
+#define stripe_dax_copy_from_iter NULL
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Stripe status:
  *
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index de17b7193299..810582cfba18 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ static void cleanup_mapped_device(struct mapped_device *md)
 static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 {
 	int r, numa_node_id = dm_get_numa_node();
-	struct dax_device *dax_dev;
+	struct dax_device *dax_dev = NULL;
 	struct mapped_device *md;
 	void *old_md;
 
@@ -1748,9 +1748,11 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 	md->disk->private_data = md;
 	sprintf(md->disk->disk_name, "dm-%d", minor);
 
-	dax_dev = alloc_dax(md, md->disk->disk_name, &dm_dax_ops);
-	if (!dax_dev)
-		goto bad;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX_DRIVER)) {
+		dax_dev = alloc_dax(md, md->disk->disk_name, &dm_dax_ops);
+		if (!dax_dev)
+			goto bad;
+	}
 	md->dax_dev = dax_dev;
 
 	add_disk(md->disk);
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index 5258346c558c..32af6439f8c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -26,16 +26,39 @@ extern struct attribute_group dax_attribute_group;
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX)
 struct dax_device *dax_get_by_host(const char *host);
+struct dax_device *alloc_dax(void *private, const char *host,
+		const struct dax_operations *ops);
 void put_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
+void kill_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
+void dax_write_cache(struct dax_device *dax_dev, bool wc);
+bool dax_write_cache_enabled(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 #else
 static inline struct dax_device *dax_get_by_host(const char *host)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-
+static inline struct dax_device *alloc_dax(void *private, const char *host,
+		const struct dax_operations *ops)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Callers should check IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DAX) to know if this
+	 * NULL is an error or expected.
+	 */
+	return NULL;
+}
 static inline void put_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 {
 }
+static inline void kill_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
+{
+}
+static inline void dax_write_cache(struct dax_device *dax_dev, bool wc)
+{
+}
+static inline bool dax_write_cache_enabled(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 
 int bdev_dax_pgoff(struct block_device *, sector_t, size_t, pgoff_t *pgoff);
@@ -80,18 +103,13 @@ static inline struct dax_device *fs_dax_get_by_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 
 int dax_read_lock(void);
 void dax_read_unlock(int id);
-struct dax_device *alloc_dax(void *private, const char *host,
-		const struct dax_operations *ops);
 bool dax_alive(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
-void kill_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 void *dax_get_private(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 long dax_direct_access(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, long nr_pages,
 		void **kaddr, pfn_t *pfn);
 size_t dax_copy_from_iter(struct dax_device *dax_dev, pgoff_t pgoff, void *addr,
 		size_t bytes, struct iov_iter *i);
 void dax_flush(struct dax_device *dax_dev, void *addr, size_t size);
-void dax_write_cache(struct dax_device *dax_dev, bool wc);
-bool dax_write_cache_enabled(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 
 ssize_t dax_iomap_rw(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		const struct iomap_ops *ops);
