diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 7d6f91f2869a..ff9bfd40429e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -261,12 +261,8 @@ static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp,
 		 * allow kernel breakpoints at all.
 		 */
 		if (attr->bp_addr >= TASK_SIZE_MAX) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES
 			if (within_kprobe_blacklist(attr->bp_addr))
 				return -EINVAL;
-#else
-			return -EINVAL;
-#endif
 		}
 
 		hw->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index e07e91daaacc..201f0f2683f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ static inline int enable_kprobe(struct kprobe *kp)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
+
+static inline bool within_kprobe_blacklist(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return true;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_KPROBES */
 static inline int disable_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {