diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index cd6d1258554e..40d20bf5de28 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ static int cpu_notify(unsigned long val, void *v)
 	return __cpu_notify(val, v, -1, NULL);
 }
 
-static void cpu_notify_nofail(unsigned long val, void *v)
-{
-	BUG_ON(cpu_notify(val, v));
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_cpu_notifier);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_cpu_notifier);
 
@@ -245,6 +241,11 @@ void __unregister_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_cpu_notifier);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+static void cpu_notify_nofail(unsigned long val, void *v)
+{
+	BUG_ON(cpu_notify(val, v));
+}
+
 /**
  * clear_tasks_mm_cpumask - Safely clear tasks' mm_cpumask for a CPU
  * @cpu: a CPU id