diff --git a/esp8266/espapa102.c b/esp8266/espapa102.c
index e5f3024b10..4295fe42d8 100644
--- a/esp8266/espapa102.c
+++ b/esp8266/espapa102.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "py/mpconfig.h"
+#if MICROPY_ESP8266_APA102
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "c_types.h"
 #include "eagle_soc.h"
@@ -108,3 +111,5 @@ void esp_apa102_write(uint8_t clockPin, uint8_t dataPin, uint8_t *pixels, uint32
     _esp_apa102_append_additionial_cycles(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, numBytes);
     _esp_apa102_end_frame(clockPinMask, dataPinMask);
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/esp8266/modesp.c b/esp8266/modesp.c
index 99f063a756..1b787011c4 100644
--- a/esp8266/modesp.c
+++ b/esp8266/modesp.c
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t esp_neopixel_write_(mp_obj_t pin, mp_obj_t buf, mp_obj_t is800k)
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(esp_neopixel_write_obj, esp_neopixel_write_);
 
+#if MICROPY_ESP8266_APA102
 STATIC mp_obj_t esp_apa102_write_(mp_obj_t clockPin, mp_obj_t dataPin, mp_obj_t buf) {
     mp_buffer_info_t bufinfo;
     mp_get_buffer_raise(buf, &bufinfo, MP_BUFFER_READ);
@@ -651,6 +652,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t esp_apa102_write_(mp_obj_t clockPin, mp_obj_t dataPin, mp_obj_t
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(esp_apa102_write_obj, esp_apa102_write_);
+#endif
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t esp_freemem() {
     return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(system_get_free_heap_size());
@@ -695,7 +697,9 @@ STATIC const mp_map_elem_t esp_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_getaddrinfo), (mp_obj_t)&esp_getaddrinfo_obj },
     #endif
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_neopixel_write), (mp_obj_t)&esp_neopixel_write_obj },
+    #if MICROPY_ESP8266_APA102
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_apa102_write), (mp_obj_t)&esp_apa102_write_obj },
+    #endif
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_dht_readinto), (mp_obj_t)&dht_readinto_obj },
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_freemem), (mp_obj_t)&esp_freemem_obj },
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_meminfo), (mp_obj_t)&esp_meminfo_obj },
diff --git a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
index 0cd7e8c313..7b3558ffc2 100644
--- a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_FATFS_LFN_CODE_PAGE    (437) /* 1=SFN/ANSI 437=LFN/U.S.(OEM) */
 #define MICROPY_FSUSERMOUNT            (1)
 #define MICROPY_VFS_FAT                (1)
+#define MICROPY_ESP8266_APA102         (1)
 
 #define MICROPY_EVENT_POLL_HOOK {ets_event_poll();}
 #define MICROPY_VM_HOOK_COUNT (10)