diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
index 12712cb2bc3..7006ae6c785 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ on if the hook has explicitly disabled it.
        (progn
          (put ',global-mode 'globalized-minor-mode t)
          :autoload-end
-         (defvar-local ,MODE-major-mode nil))
+         (defvar-local ,MODE-major-mode nil)
+         ,@(when predicate `((defvar ,MODE-predicate))))
        ;; The actual global minor-mode
        (define-minor-mode ,global-mode
          ,(concat (format "Toggle %s in all buffers.\n" pretty-name)