diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index d4e98d13eff4bda01b08313986b63135cc80ee2b..ecb87544cc5d888be056d903a2e0b227dd24c461 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ extern int _cond_resched(void);
 		(__x < 0) ? -__x : __x;		\
 	})
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP)
+#if defined(CONFIG_MMU) && \
+	(defined(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP))
 void might_fault(void);
 #else
 static inline void might_fault(void) { }