diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 859323a52985..b70a42f94031 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -281,9 +281,16 @@ extern int __printk_cpu_sync_try_get(void);
 extern void __printk_cpu_sync_wait(void);
 extern void __printk_cpu_sync_put(void);
 
+#else
+
+#define __printk_cpu_sync_try_get() true
+#define __printk_cpu_sync_wait()
+#define __printk_cpu_sync_put()
+#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
+
 /**
- * printk_cpu_sync_get_irqsave() - Acquire the printk cpu-reentrant spinning
- *                                 lock and disable interrupts.
+ * printk_cpu_sync_get_irqsave() - Disable interrupts and acquire the printk
+ *                                 cpu-reentrant spinning lock.
  * @flags: Stack-allocated storage for saving local interrupt state,
  *         to be passed to printk_cpu_sync_put_irqrestore().
  *
@@ -322,13 +329,6 @@ extern void __printk_cpu_sync_put(void);
 		local_irq_restore(flags);	\
 	} while (0)
 
-#else
-
-#define printk_cpu_sync_get_irqsave(flags) ((void)flags)
-#define printk_cpu_sync_put_irqrestore(flags) ((void)flags)
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
-
 extern int kptr_restrict;
 
 /**