diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 848a20475db8..4b5b7ff4f78b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <asm/kexec.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUGGER
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUGGER) || defined(CONFIG_KEXEC)
 int (*__debugger)(struct pt_regs *regs);
 int (*__debugger_ipi)(struct pt_regs *regs);
 int (*__debugger_bpt)(struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/system.h b/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
index bc9739dff5e7..8d37283db032 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 struct task_struct;
 struct pt_regs;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUGGER
+#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUGGER) || defined(CONFIG_KEXEC)
 
 extern int (*__debugger)(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern int (*__debugger_ipi)(struct pt_regs *regs);