diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index b886dc17f2f3457db43a2523aacb35e74e49e75b..e571128ad99acb9c5fb5892ea5fd8ba7a0ba872d 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -93,22 +93,16 @@ extern bool cpuhp_tasks_frozen;
 		{ .notifier_call = fn, .priority = pri };	\
 	__register_cpu_notifier(&fn##_nb);			\
 }
-#else /* #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || !defined(MODULE) */
-#define cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
-#define __cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
-#endif /* #else #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || !defined(MODULE) */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 extern int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern void __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
-#else
 
-#ifndef MODULE
-extern int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
-extern int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
-#else
+#else /* #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || !defined(MODULE) */
+#define cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
+#define __cpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
+
 static inline int register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -118,7 +112,6 @@ static inline int __register_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 static inline void unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 29de1a9352c005c0d4808d2f842c15d29df1b2f8..217fd2e7f4354140146c910f8de0607458462557 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ void __init cpuhp_threads_init(void)
 	kthread_unpark(this_cpu_read(cpuhp_state.thread));
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_cpu_notifier);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_cpu_notifier);
 void unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
@@ -676,6 +675,7 @@ void __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_cpu_notifier);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 /**
  * clear_tasks_mm_cpumask - Safely clear tasks' mm_cpumask for a CPU
  * @cpu: a CPU id