diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index b12595102525..f6ae56a0d7a3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static inline void cmo_account_page_fault(void)
 static inline void cmo_account_page_fault(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_SMLPAR */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 static void sanity_check_fault(bool is_write, bool is_user,
 			       unsigned long error_code, unsigned long address)
 {
@@ -320,6 +319,9 @@ static void sanity_check_fault(bool is_write, bool is_user,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * For hash translation mode, we should never get a
 	 * PROTFAULT. Any update to pte to reduce access will result in us
@@ -354,10 +356,6 @@ static void sanity_check_fault(bool is_write, bool is_user,
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(error_code & DSISR_PROTFAULT);
 }
-#else
-static void sanity_check_fault(bool is_write, bool is_user,
-			       unsigned long error_code, unsigned long address) { }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S */
 
 /*
  * Define the correct "is_write" bit in error_code based