diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index b74b56474e1730902216816c36aa9af98575d601..009b62c76dfa5c8dffa3c65c3986f8ce5f1fcf8a 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static bool __maybe_unused torturing_tasks(void)
 
 #define RCUTORTURE_TASKS_OPS
 
-static bool torturing_tasks(void)
+static bool __maybe_unused torturing_tasks(void)
 {
 	return false;
 }