diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index db524e75c4a2..f1d9297b1050 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config ARM
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if (!CPU_32v6K || !AEABI)
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE if (HAVE_PERF_EVENTS)
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
-	select HAVE_KPROBES if (!XIP_KERNEL)
+	select HAVE_KPROBES if (!XIP_KERNEL && !THUMB2_KERNEL)
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES if (HAVE_KPROBES)
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if (!XIP_KERNEL)
 	select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD if (!XIP_KERNEL)