diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 93ff1c4c7ebb..88260ec0ac34 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,8 @@ int kernel_read_file_from_fd(int fd, void **buf, loff_t *size, loff_t max_size,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_read_file_from_fd);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_AOUT) || defined(CONFIG_BINFMT_FLAT) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF_FDPIC)
 ssize_t read_code(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, loff_t pos, size_t len)
 {
 	ssize_t res = vfs_read(file, (void __user *)addr, len, &pos);
@@ -1061,6 +1063,7 @@ ssize_t read_code(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, loff_t pos, size_t len)
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(read_code);
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Maps the mm_struct mm into the current task struct.