diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kfence.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kfence.h
index 05b48b33baf0b811b2788750d4539f18c9bd2255..ff5c7134a37aa11a6b9cfc08994cd58af76dbfbc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kfence.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kfence.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_KFENCE_H
 #define _ASM_X86_KFENCE_H
 
+#ifndef MODULE
+
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/kfence.h>
 
@@ -66,4 +68,6 @@ static inline bool kfence_protect_page(unsigned long addr, bool protect)
 	return true;
 }
 
+#endif /* !MODULE */
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KFENCE_H */