diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index 7e7405c9b9361638f649820ae369bdec64e89c20..83d9dd96fe08ea8c613d1bda4db9b00bf4d04cd9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ int auxtrace_mmap__mmap(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm,
 {
 	struct perf_event_mmap_page *pc = userpg;
 
-#if BITS_PER_LONG != 64 && !defined(HAVE_SYNC_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_SUPPORT)
-	pr_err("Cannot use AUX area tracing mmaps\n");
-	return -1;
-#endif
-
 	WARN_ONCE(mm->base, "Uninitialized auxtrace_mmap\n");
 
 	mm->userpg = userpg;
@@ -73,6 +68,11 @@ int auxtrace_mmap__mmap(struct auxtrace_mmap *mm,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+#if BITS_PER_LONG != 64 && !defined(HAVE_SYNC_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_SUPPORT)
+	pr_err("Cannot use AUX area tracing mmaps\n");
+	return -1;
+#endif
+
 	pc->aux_offset = mp->offset;
 	pc->aux_size = mp->len;