diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
index 50d82c8a037f..b3c083de17ad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
@@ -553,9 +553,7 @@ static inline int cpu_has_feature(unsigned long feature)
 		& feature);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
 #define HBP_NUM 1
-#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT */
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */