diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index 7d48e3baa38b3d1587d57cd399d7c5d468a22c41..3ed8ec09b5c93292ca1c584c9ed637870aa1369a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -278,12 +278,11 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
  * 	- When the probed function returns, this probe
  * 		causes the handlers to fire
  */
-static void __used kretprobe_trampoline_holder(void)
-{
-	asm volatile(".global kretprobe_trampoline\n"
-			"kretprobe_trampoline:\n"
-			"nop\n");
-}
+asm(".global kretprobe_trampoline\n"
+	".type kretprobe_trampoline, @function\n"
+	"kretprobe_trampoline:\n"
+	"nop\n"
+	".size kretprobe_trampoline, .-kretprobe_trampoline\n");
 
 /*
  * Called when the probe at kretprobe trampoline is hit