diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index 8af5b3cbed50..3040d7c78fe0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -60,15 +60,13 @@ static inline int notify_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES
 	/* kprobe_running() needs smp_processor_id() */
-	if (!user_mode(regs)) {
+	if (kprobes_built_in() && !user_mode(regs)) {
 		preempt_disable();
 		if (kprobe_running() && kprobe_fault_handler(regs, 14))
 			ret = 1;
 		preempt_enable();
 	}
-#endif
 	return ret;
 }