diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 4ee04aacf9f1..7a266fd469b7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ int ftrace_disable_ftrace_graph_caller(void)
  * Hook the return address and push it in the stack of return addrs
  * in current thread info. Return the address we want to divert to.
  */
-unsigned long prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip,
-						unsigned long sp)
+static unsigned long
+__prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip, unsigned long sp)
 {
 	unsigned long return_hooker;
 	int bit;
@@ -969,7 +969,13 @@ unsigned long prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip,
 void ftrace_graph_func(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 		       struct ftrace_ops *op, struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
 {
-	fregs->regs.link = prepare_ftrace_return(parent_ip, ip, fregs->regs.gpr[1]);
+	fregs->regs.link = __prepare_ftrace_return(parent_ip, ip, fregs->regs.gpr[1]);
+}
+#else
+unsigned long prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip,
+				    unsigned long sp)
+{
+	return __prepare_ftrace_return(parent, ip, sp);
 }
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER */