diff --git a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
index 1817a8415a5e..c2de013b2cf4 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/percpu.h
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ extern void setup_per_cpu_areas(void);
 #define PER_CPU_ATTRIBUTES
 #endif
 
-#ifndef PER_CPU_DEF_ATTRIBUTES
-#define PER_CPU_DEF_ATTRIBUTES
-#endif
-
 #define raw_cpu_generic_read(pcp)					\
 ({									\
 	*raw_cpu_ptr(&(pcp));						\
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
index 2d2096ba1cfe..1ce8e264a269 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@
 	extern __PCPU_DUMMY_ATTRS char __pcpu_unique_##name;		\
 	__PCPU_DUMMY_ATTRS char __pcpu_unique_##name;			\
 	extern __PCPU_ATTRS(sec) __typeof__(type) name;			\
-	__PCPU_ATTRS(sec) PER_CPU_DEF_ATTRIBUTES __weak			\
-	__typeof__(type) name
+	__PCPU_ATTRS(sec) __weak __typeof__(type) name
 #else
 /*
  * Normal declaration and definition macros.
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@
 	extern __PCPU_ATTRS(sec) __typeof__(type) name
 
 #define DEFINE_PER_CPU_SECTION(type, name, sec)				\
-	__PCPU_ATTRS(sec) PER_CPU_DEF_ATTRIBUTES			\
-	__typeof__(type) name
+	__PCPU_ATTRS(sec) __typeof__(type) name
 #endif
 
 /*