diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 1e2a6db2d7dd03466bf850dc5011860c23e8f9c9..dbafa9e34a2d6ed90c4f7f86016eddde957c44e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ extern unsigned long sysctl_hung_task_warnings;
 extern int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 					 void __user *buffer,
 					 size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
+#else
+/* Avoid need for ifdefs elsewhere in the code */
+enum { sysctl_hung_task_timeout_secs = 0 };
 #endif
 
 /* Attach to any functions which should be ignored in wchan output. */