diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c
index 5eb707640e9c..60b41d018227 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@ static void *__init unw_hdr_alloc_early(unsigned long sz)
 				       MAX_DMA_ADDRESS);
 }
 
-static void *unw_hdr_alloc(unsigned long sz)
-{
-	return kmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
-}
-
 static void init_unwind_table(struct unwind_table *table, const char *name,
 			      const void *core_start, unsigned long core_size,
 			      const void *init_start, unsigned long init_size,
@@ -368,6 +363,10 @@ ret_err:
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+static void *unw_hdr_alloc(unsigned long sz)
+{
+	return kmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
 
 static struct unwind_table *last_table;