diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index ee1ccbde50ef..b34946d90e4b 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ config GENERIC_ENTRY
 
 config KPROBES
 	bool "Kprobes"
-	depends on MODULES
 	depends on HAVE_KPROBES
 	select KALLSYMS
+	select EXECMEM
 	select NEED_TASKS_RCU
 	help
 	  Kprobes allows you to trap at almost any kernel address and
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 1153b0d99a80..ffa1c603163c 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -605,6 +605,11 @@ static inline bool module_is_live(struct module *mod)
 	return mod->state != MODULE_STATE_GOING;
 }
 
+static inline bool module_is_coming(struct module *mod)
+{
+        return mod->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING;
+}
+
 struct module *__module_text_address(unsigned long addr);
 struct module *__module_address(unsigned long addr);
 bool is_module_address(unsigned long addr);
@@ -857,6 +862,10 @@ void *dereference_module_function_descriptor(struct module *mod, void *ptr)
 	return ptr;
 }
 
+static inline bool module_is_coming(struct module *mod)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index ddd7cdc16edf..ca2c6cbd42d2 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
 	}
 
 	/* Get module refcount and reject __init functions for loaded modules. */
-	if (*probed_mod) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) && *probed_mod) {
 		/*
 		 * We must hold a refcount of the probed module while updating
 		 * its code to prohibit unexpected unloading.
@@ -1603,12 +1603,13 @@ static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
 		 * kprobes in there.
 		 */
 		if (within_module_init((unsigned long)p->addr, *probed_mod) &&
-		    (*probed_mod)->state != MODULE_STATE_COMING) {
+		    !module_is_coming(*probed_mod)) {
 			module_put(*probed_mod);
 			*probed_mod = NULL;
 			ret = -ENOENT;
 		}
 	}
+
 out:
 	preempt_enable();
 	jump_label_unlock();
@@ -2488,24 +2489,6 @@ int kprobe_add_area_blacklist(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Remove all symbols in given area from kprobe blacklist */
-static void kprobe_remove_area_blacklist(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
-{
-	struct kprobe_blacklist_entry *ent, *n;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(ent, n, &kprobe_blacklist, list) {
-		if (ent->start_addr < start || ent->start_addr >= end)
-			continue;
-		list_del(&ent->list);
-		kfree(ent);
-	}
-}
-
-static void kprobe_remove_ksym_blacklist(unsigned long entry)
-{
-	kprobe_remove_area_blacklist(entry, entry + 1);
-}
-
 int __weak arch_kprobe_get_kallsym(unsigned int *symnum, unsigned long *value,
 				   char *type, char *sym)
 {
@@ -2570,6 +2553,25 @@ static int __init populate_kprobe_blacklist(unsigned long *start,
 	return ret ? : arch_populate_kprobe_blacklist();
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+/* Remove all symbols in given area from kprobe blacklist */
+static void kprobe_remove_area_blacklist(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+	struct kprobe_blacklist_entry *ent, *n;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ent, n, &kprobe_blacklist, list) {
+		if (ent->start_addr < start || ent->start_addr >= end)
+			continue;
+		list_del(&ent->list);
+		kfree(ent);
+	}
+}
+
+static void kprobe_remove_ksym_blacklist(unsigned long entry)
+{
+	kprobe_remove_area_blacklist(entry, entry + 1);
+}
+
 static void add_module_kprobe_blacklist(struct module *mod)
 {
 	unsigned long start, end;
@@ -2672,6 +2674,17 @@ static struct notifier_block kprobe_module_nb = {
 	.priority = 0
 };
 
+static int kprobe_register_module_notifier(void)
+{
+	return register_module_notifier(&kprobe_module_nb);
+}
+#else
+static int kprobe_register_module_notifier(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
+
 void kprobe_free_init_mem(void)
 {
 	void *start = (void *)(&__init_begin);
@@ -2731,7 +2744,7 @@ static int __init init_kprobes(void)
 	if (!err)
 		err = register_die_notifier(&kprobe_exceptions_nb);
 	if (!err)
-		err = register_module_notifier(&kprobe_module_nb);
+		err = kprobe_register_module_notifier();
 
 	kprobes_initialized = (err == 0);
 	kprobe_sysctls_init();
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 14099cc17fc9..2cb2a3951b4f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_within_module(struct trace_kprobe *tk,
 	return strncmp(module_name(mod), name, len) == 0 && name[len] == ':';
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_module_exist(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 {
 	char *p;
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_module_exist(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+#else
+static inline bool trace_kprobe_module_exist(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
 
 static bool trace_kprobe_is_busy(struct dyn_event *ev)
 {
@@ -670,6 +677,7 @@ end:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 /* Module notifier call back, checking event on the module */
 static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				       unsigned long val, void *data)
@@ -704,6 +712,16 @@ static struct notifier_block trace_kprobe_module_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = trace_kprobe_module_callback,
 	.priority = 1	/* Invoked after kprobe module callback */
 };
+static int trace_kprobe_register_module_notifier(void)
+{
+	return register_module_notifier(&trace_kprobe_module_nb);
+}
+#else
+static int trace_kprobe_register_module_notifier(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
 
 static int count_symbols(void *data, unsigned long unused)
 {
@@ -1933,7 +1951,7 @@ static __init int init_kprobe_trace_early(void)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (register_module_notifier(&trace_kprobe_module_nb))
+	if (trace_kprobe_register_module_notifier())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;