diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h
index 9f421641a35c8240cbacf192f6a1b22b4f33c63c..16b077801a5f97125f48cc9d597580cef7f8f65d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ extern int start_topology_update(void);
 extern int stop_topology_update(void);
 extern int prrn_is_enabled(void);
 extern int find_and_online_cpu_nid(int cpu);
+extern int timed_topology_update(int nsecs);
 #else
 static inline int start_topology_update(void)
 {
@@ -108,16 +109,12 @@ static inline int find_and_online_cpu_nid(int cpu)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+static inline int timed_topology_update(int nsecs)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA && CONFIG_PPC_SPLPAR */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) || defined(CONFIG_NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES)
-#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_SPLPAR)
-extern int timed_topology_update(int nsecs);
-#else
-#define	timed_topology_update(nsecs)
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_SPLPAR */
-#endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU || CONFIG_NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES */
-
 #include <asm-generic/topology.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP