diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index c84373626336..e22960ecb71a 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static inline int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void)
  * can prove otherwise.  Note that disabling of preemption (including
  * disabling irqs) counts as an RCU-sched read-side critical section.
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 {
 	int lockdep_opinion = 0;
@@ -144,6 +145,12 @@ static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 		lockdep_opinion = lock_is_held(&rcu_sched_lock_map);
 	return lockdep_opinion || preempt_count() != 0 || !rcu_scheduler_active;
 }
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
+static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
 
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
 
@@ -164,10 +171,17 @@ static inline int rcu_read_lock_bh_held(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
 {
 	return preempt_count() != 0 || !rcu_scheduler_active;
 }
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
+static inline int rcu_read_lock_sched_held(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT */
 
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */