diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index c7352827f491..7c1b9e045d5f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -490,9 +490,6 @@ void __no_profile native_write_cr4(unsigned long val)
 			  bits_changed);
 	}
 }
-#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_LKDTM)
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(native_write_cr4);
-#endif
 
 void cr4_update_irqsoff(unsigned long set, unsigned long clear)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c
index 3eca2ef64aff..d82c47fb9f03 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static void lkdtm_STACK_GUARD_PAGE_TRAILING(void)
 
 static void lkdtm_UNSET_SMEP(void)
 {
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UML)
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UML) && IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_LKDTM)
 #define MOV_CR4_DEPTH	64
 	void (*direct_write_cr4)(unsigned long val);
 	unsigned char *insn;
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ static void lkdtm_UNSET_SMEP(void)
 		native_write_cr4(cr4);
 	}
 #else
-	pr_err("XFAIL: this test is x86_64-only\n");
+	pr_err("XFAIL: this test is x86_64-only and requires CONFIG_LKDTM=y\n");
 #endif
 }