diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
index cefd6942f0e9198e260559c436f443e861ffb011..62f6e1e55b90d7f9a2bc460e73ba8895da23c4ff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
-/* For reliability, we're prepared to waste bits here. */
-static DECLARE_BITMAP(backtrace_mask, NR_CPUS) __read_mostly;
-
 u64 hw_nmi_get_sample_period(void)
 {
 	return (u64)(cpu_khz) * 1000 * 60;
 }
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_NMI_WATCHDOG
+
+/* For reliability, we're prepared to waste bits here. */
+static DECLARE_BITMAP(backtrace_mask, NR_CPUS) __read_mostly;
+
 void arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace(void)
 {
 	int i;