diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 6a532dd6789e..31f1e1df2af3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ enum {
 	FTRACE_OPS_FL_DIRECT			= BIT(17),
 };
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
+#define FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_ARGS                        FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS
+#else
+#define FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_ARGS                        0
+#endif
+
 /*
  * FTRACE_OPS_CMD_* commands allow the ftrace core logic to request changes
  * to a ftrace_ops. Note, the requests may fail.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index a856d4a34c67..5b1e7fa41ca8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ config DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
 
 config DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS
 	def_bool y
-	depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
+	depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS || DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
 	depends on HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS
 
 config DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 3bef2abc037a..3b46dba3f69b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -5288,7 +5288,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(ftrace_direct_funcs);
 
 static int register_ftrace_function_nolock(struct ftrace_ops *ops);
 
-#define MULTI_FLAGS (FTRACE_OPS_FL_DIRECT | FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS)
+#define MULTI_FLAGS (FTRACE_OPS_FL_DIRECT | FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_ARGS)
 
 static int check_direct_multi(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 {