diff --git a/pkg/cephmgr/cephd/cephd.go b/pkg/cephmgr/cephd/cephd.go
index a657b76eb..21b60ef13 100644
--- a/pkg/cephmgr/cephd/cephd.go
+++ b/pkg/cephmgr/cephd/cephd.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !mockceph
+
 package cephd
 
 // #cgo CFLAGS: -I${SRCDIR}/../../../ceph/src/include