diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 0f1fd2669d69..6b2d508b33d4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -4478,6 +4478,8 @@ errout:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
+
 static struct btf *btf_parse_module(const char *module_name, const void *data, unsigned int data_size)
 {
 	struct btf_verifier_env *env = NULL;
@@ -4547,6 +4549,8 @@ errout:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES */
+
 struct btf *bpf_prog_get_target_btf(const struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 	struct bpf_prog *tgt_prog = prog->aux->dst_prog;