diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
index 68a21c0f3f52f844efff1df8c0cfaafac5517544..3bdc8c6949c59aabf7ef812c2b890307bb0ab43f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/backtrace.S
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ENTRY(__backtrace)
 
 ENTRY(c_backtrace)
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
+#if !defined(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER) || !defined(CONFIG_PRINTK)
 		mov	pc, lr
 #else