diff --git a/components/esp8266/Makefile.projbuild b/components/esp8266/Makefile.projbuild
index 9a26e389..cbd82d7e 100644
--- a/components/esp8266/Makefile.projbuild
+++ b/components/esp8266/Makefile.projbuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ifdef CONFIG_ESP8266_LEGACY
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP8266_LEGACY
 
 BOOTLOADER_FIRMWARE_DIR := $(abspath $(COMPONENT_PATH))/firmware
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ESP_INIT_DATA_DEFAULT_BIN := $(BOOTLOADER_FIRMWARE_DIR)/esp_init_data_default.bi
 
 ESPTOOL_ALL_FLASH_ARGS += $(ESP_INIT_DATA_DEFAULT_BIN_OFFSET) $(ESP_INIT_DATA_DEFAULT_BIN)
 
-else
+#else
 
 ifdef CONFIG_ESP_PHY_INIT_DATA_IN_PARTITION
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ flash: phy_init_data
 
 endif # CONFIG_ESP_PHY_INIT_DATA_IN_PARTITION
 
-endif
+#endif
 
 # global CFLAGS for ESP8266
 CFLAGS += -DMEMLEAK_DEBUG -DICACHE_FLASH