diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu-hotplug.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu-hotplug.c
index 3f50d3dd76c6..a0ee426f6d93 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu-hotplug.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu-hotplug.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ int __cpu_disable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 /*
  * Called on the thread which is asking for a CPU to be shutdown, if the
  * CPU reported dead to the hotplug core.
@@ -75,4 +74,3 @@ void __noreturn arch_cpu_idle_dead(void)
 	/* It should never reach here */
 	BUG();
 }
-#endif