diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
index adb9add28b6f..9bddd762880c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/Makefile
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_return_address.o = -pg
 # Object file lists.
 
 obj-y		:= elf.o entry-common.o irq.o opcodes.o \
-		   process.o ptrace.o reboot.o return_address.o \
+		   process.o ptrace.o reboot.o \
 		   setup.o signal.o sigreturn_codes.o \
 		   stacktrace.o sys_arm.o time.o traps.o
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND),y)
+obj-$(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER)	+= return_address.o
+endif
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATAGS)		+= atags_parse.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ATAGS_PROC)	+= atags_proc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEPRECATED_PARAM_STRUCT) += atags_compat.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c b/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c
index 36ed35073289..f945742dea44 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
  */
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND)
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
 #include <asm/stacktrace.h>
@@ -56,6 +54,4 @@ void *return_address(unsigned int level)
 		return NULL;
 }
 
-#endif /* if defined(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER) && !defined(CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND) */
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(return_address);