diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 1af19e006899..045c6d04ed3f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2595,20 +2595,6 @@ static bool is_sysidle_rcu_state(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 	return rsp == rcu_sysidle_state;
 }
 
-/*
- * Bind the grace-period kthread for the sysidle flavor of RCU to the
- * timekeeping CPU.
- */
-static void rcu_bind_gp_kthread(void)
-{
-	int cpu = ACCESS_ONCE(tick_do_timer_cpu);
-
-	if (cpu < 0 || cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
-		return;
-	if (raw_smp_processor_id() != cpu)
-		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
-}
-
 /*
  * Return a delay in jiffies based on the number of CPUs, rcu_node
  * leaf fanout, and jiffies tick rate.  The idea is to allow larger
@@ -2819,10 +2805,6 @@ static bool is_sysidle_rcu_state(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void rcu_bind_gp_kthread(void)
-{
-}
-
 static void rcu_sysidle_report_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp, int isidle,
 				  unsigned long maxj)
 {
@@ -2853,3 +2835,19 @@ static bool rcu_nohz_full_cpu(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL */
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Bind the grace-period kthread for the sysidle flavor of RCU to the
+ * timekeeping CPU.
+ */
+static void rcu_bind_gp_kthread(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
+	int cpu = ACCESS_ONCE(tick_do_timer_cpu);
+
+	if (cpu < 0 || cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+		return;
+	if (raw_smp_processor_id() != cpu)
+		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL */
+}