diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 510f687d269a15db9386bf145e8c804ea177ead1..dda6e50568107e190366b43ac2942b0639b6f41f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -525,11 +525,7 @@ static inline int arm64_get_ssbd_state(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD
 void arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(bool state);
-#else
-static inline void arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(bool state) {}
-#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index 3758ba538a43623ec46864485fca6d1c0e445f75..10571a378f4c14c2f43fd33c0d2b1aec7ced5df8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ enable_smccc_arch_workaround_1(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry)
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD
 DEFINE_PER_CPU_READ_MOSTLY(u64, arm64_ssbd_callback_required);
 
 int ssbd_state __read_mostly = ARM64_SSBD_KERNEL;
@@ -312,6 +311,11 @@ void __init arm64_enable_wa2_handling(struct alt_instr *alt,
 
 void arm64_set_ssbd_mitigation(bool state)
 {
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD)) {
+		pr_info_once("SSBD disabled by kernel configuration\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_SSBS)) {
 		if (state)
 			asm volatile(SET_PSTATE_SSBS(0));
@@ -431,7 +435,6 @@ static bool has_ssbd_mitigation(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 
 	return required;
 }
-#endif	/* CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_1463225
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, __in_cortex_a76_erratum_1463225_wa);
@@ -710,14 +713,12 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
 		ERRATA_MIDR_RANGE_LIST(arm64_harden_el2_vectors),
 	},
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SSBD
 	{
 		.desc = "Speculative Store Bypass Disable",
 		.capability = ARM64_SSBD,
 		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_LOCAL_CPU_ERRATUM,
 		.matches = has_ssbd_mitigation,
 	},
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_1463225
 	{
 		.desc = "ARM erratum 1463225",