diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 7bf0bd882fc3..c95d96ebd5ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -850,8 +850,26 @@ static inline int vma_wants_writenotify(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 
 extern pte_t *FASTCALL(get_locked_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, spinlock_t **ptl));
 
+#ifdef __PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED
+static inline int __pud_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd,
+						unsigned long address)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
 int __pud_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
+static inline int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud,
+						unsigned long address)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
 int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address);
+#endif
+
 int __pte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long address);
 int __pte_alloc_kernel(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long address);
 
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 044feb7e7134..c252aae544e9 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2633,12 +2633,6 @@ int __pud_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
-#else
-/* Workaround for gcc 2.96 */
-int __pud_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED */
 
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
@@ -2667,12 +2661,6 @@ int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address)
 	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
-#else
-/* Workaround for gcc 2.96 */
-int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
 
 int make_pages_present(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)