diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 4237881e7780..b7e3e1d28a5c 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2020 Paul E. McKenney
  */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -984,3 +985,7 @@ core_initcall(rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread);
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU */
 void exit_tasks_rcu_finish_trace(struct task_struct *t) { }
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU */
+
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
+static inline void rcu_tasks_bootup_oddness(void) {}
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index 30dce20e1644..c5799349ff31 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -584,11 +584,7 @@ late_initcall(rcu_verify_early_boot_tests);
 void rcu_early_boot_tests(void) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC
 #include "tasks.h"
-#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
-static inline void rcu_tasks_bootup_oddness(void) {}
-#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TASKS_RCU_GENERIC */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_TINY_RCU