diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index fe196f49d278..965d65edbae0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ config X86_64
 	select SWIOTLB
 	select ARCH_HAS_ELFCORE_COMPAT
 	select ZONE_DMA32
+	select EXECMEM if DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 
 config FORCE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index c8ddb7abda7c..8da0e66ca22d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ void arch_ftrace_update_code(int command)
 /* Currently only x86_64 supports dynamic trampolines */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-/* Module allocation simplifies allocating memory for code */
 static inline void *alloc_tramp(unsigned long size)
 {
 	return execmem_alloc(EXECMEM_FTRACE, size);
@@ -271,14 +269,6 @@ static inline void tramp_free(void *tramp)
 {
 	execmem_free(tramp);
 }
-#else
-/* Trampolines can only be created if modules are supported */
-static inline void *alloc_tramp(unsigned long size)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-static inline void tramp_free(void *tramp) { }
-#endif
 
 /* Defined as markers to the end of the ftrace default trampolines */
 extern void ftrace_regs_caller_end(void);