diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index cfc781bbb8d..4cb4310c9cc 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static struct fstype_info fstypes[] = {
 		.mkdir = fs_mkdir_unsupported,
 	},
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SANDBOX) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 	{
 		.fstype = FS_TYPE_SANDBOX,
 		.name = "sandbox",