diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
index deb43785e923..29999dbb754c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+
 #include <asm/checksum.h>
-#include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/desc.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE
+/* mcount is defined in assembly */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mcount);
+#endif
 
 /* Networking helper routines. */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(csum_partial_copy_generic);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/x8664_ksyms_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/x8664_ksyms_64.c
index f6c05d0410fb..122885bc5f3b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/x8664_ksyms_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/x8664_ksyms_64.c
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 /* Exports for assembly files.
    All C exports should go in the respective C files. */
 
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <net/checksum.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
+#include <net/checksum.h>
+
 #include <asm/processor.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE
+/* mcount is defined in assembly */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mcount);
+#endif
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_thread);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__get_user_1);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 07b2a14943f8..a3e47f43f8a0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ static struct ftrace_ops ftrace_list_end __read_mostly =
 static struct ftrace_ops *ftrace_list __read_mostly = &ftrace_list_end;
 ftrace_func_t ftrace_trace_function __read_mostly = ftrace_stub;
 
-/* mcount is defined per arch in assembly */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(mcount);
-
 void ftrace_list_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 {
 	struct ftrace_ops *op = ftrace_list;