diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 273be908d4cb..283c8b01ce78 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1076,9 +1076,20 @@ static int disarm_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p)
 		ipmodify ? &kprobe_ipmodify_enabled : &kprobe_ftrace_enabled);
 }
 #else	/* !CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE */
-#define prepare_kprobe(p)	arch_prepare_kprobe(p)
-#define arm_kprobe_ftrace(p)	(-ENODEV)
-#define disarm_kprobe_ftrace(p)	(-ENODEV)
+static inline int prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	return arch_prepare_kprobe(p);
+}
+
+static inline int arm_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+static inline int disarm_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
 #endif
 
 /* Arm a kprobe with text_mutex */