diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 95059f091a24..f95d65da6db8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -836,11 +836,11 @@ extern const char *__stop___trace_bprintk_fmt[];
 		     filter)
 #include "trace_entries.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
+#if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER)
 int perf_ftrace_event_register(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
 			       enum trace_reg type, void *data);
 #else
 #define perf_ftrace_event_register NULL
-#endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_KERNEL_TRACE_H */