diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index a440552287969e7e87d550e22b3307ab00056387..fb794ff4855ec51c2939418342d4062091175a33 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ int tick_device_uses_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev, int cpu)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 int tick_receive_broadcast(void)
 {
 	struct tick_device *td = this_cpu_ptr(&tick_cpu_device);
@@ -268,7 +267,6 @@ int tick_receive_broadcast(void)
 	evt->event_handler(evt);
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Broadcast the event to the cpus, which are set in the mask (mangled).