diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 3d72dc3fc8f52f5d822cc6c256e21fb21e2b4f61..694c9af520bbed3e9a36a6c16aa693f541b192b8 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -27,5 +27,12 @@ config KPROBES
 	  for kernel debugging, non-intrusive instrumentation and testing.
 	  If in doubt, say "N".
 
+config KRETPROBES
+	def_bool y
+	depends on KPROBES && HAVE_KRETPROBES
+
 config HAVE_KPROBES
 	def_bool n
+
+config HAVE_KRETPROBES
+	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 16b82e1272b03ec5bede2db88eb18f2967c8bc4d..955fc53c1c019e1c47acf52251bdb30fa36cceb1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config ARM
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES if (!XIP_KERNEL)
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES if (HAVE_KPROBES)
 	help
 	  The ARM series is a line of low-power-consumption RISC chip designs
 	  licensed by ARM Ltd and targeted at embedded applications and
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index dff9edfc7465e9954bc5b16749eaa0068e88671a..56762d3c2a6a4dd259dab76b9d0d6f87e0bcaf33 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config IA64
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	default y
 	help
 	  The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 5b8d8382b7629e93ccdb07a7d86b96049f587e38..1189d8d6170d252013ddcf112903073297308da7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index b21444b681b667b526ddbebcca337e24d6b48581..9892827b6176ca5f75f250807ef5e88903f7d1a7 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ config S390
 	def_bool y
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
index 3af378ddb6ae8008db5619074414b489165370a6..463d1be32c98614cea3fc98cb31154895a5858eb 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config SPARC
 	default y
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 
 config SPARC64
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 53800b80a204e605e2543e55aea15e23d540485f..f41c9538ca303f2fdb5b231cc9c9592b72024e23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select HAVE_KVM if ((X86_32 && !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_VISWS && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64)
 
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/kprobes.h b/include/asm-arm/kprobes.h
index 4e7bd32288ae6196a2fa5082173d5510cacd0b7a..c042194d3ab55fc19be196d9db37640d260f224b 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/kprobes.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 
-#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
 #define __ARCH_WANT_KPROBES_INSN_SLOT
 #define MAX_INSN_SIZE			2
 #define MAX_STACK_SIZE			64	/* 32 would probably be OK */
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/kprobes.h b/include/asm-ia64/kprobes.h
index a93ce9ef07ff7a5497a4806d99df460030b080aa..adbaba14eb0a06262d3e9aa6027efcaec0b8b900 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/kprobes.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct kprobe_ctlblk {
 	struct prev_kprobe prev_kprobe[ARCH_PREV_KPROBE_SZ];
 };
 
-#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
 #define kretprobe_blacklist_size 0
 
 #define SLOT0_OPCODE_SHIFT	(37)
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h b/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h
index afabad230dbb4f212d057449f03f3fec3b79d171..d0e7701fa1f6cbff19370ef0a2dc6e4856e5a27f 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ typedef unsigned int kprobe_opcode_t;
 #define is_trap(instr)	(IS_TW(instr) || IS_TWI(instr))
 #endif
 
-#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
 #define flush_insn_slot(p)	do { } while (0)
 #define kretprobe_blacklist_size 0
 
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/kprobes.h b/include/asm-s390/kprobes.h
index 948db3d0d05c194d4715706fe4c932a781d23e4e..330f68caffe4b167eb70ed5d79db31cb48078919 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/kprobes.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ typedef u16 kprobe_opcode_t;
 	? (MAX_STACK_SIZE) \
 	: (((unsigned long)current_thread_info()) + THREAD_SIZE - (ADDR)))
 
-#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
 #define kretprobe_blacklist_size 0
 
 #define KPROBE_SWAP_INST	0x10
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/kprobes.h b/include/asm-sparc64/kprobes.h
index 7237dd87663ec4857f9ae957c54acad25831745e..5879d71afdaa799b2bd18f038ee390e680390c4c 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/kprobes.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ typedef u32 kprobe_opcode_t;
 
 #define arch_remove_kprobe(p)	do {} while (0)
 
-#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
-
 #define flush_insn_slot(p)		\
 do { 	flushi(&(p)->ainsn.insn[0]);	\
 	flushi(&(p)->ainsn.insn[1]);	\
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/kprobes.h b/include/asm-x86/kprobes.h
index 143476a3cb52c8328dc653c5b60b535ea5248f30..61ad7b5d142e1d4cc1baae2d18e186369c7907c9 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/kprobes.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ typedef u8 kprobe_opcode_t;
 	: (((unsigned long)current_thread_info()) + THREAD_SIZE \
 	   - (unsigned long)(ADDR)))
 
-#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
 #define flush_insn_slot(p)	do { } while (0)
 
 extern const int kretprobe_blacklist_size;
diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 4a6ce82ba03971f832a8f325eb150907090213bc..0f28486f636067677cf9b80c1279c7da88ffc4c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ struct jprobe {
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct kprobe *, current_kprobe);
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct kprobe_ctlblk, kprobe_ctlblk);
 
-#ifdef ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
+#ifdef CONFIG_KRETPROBES
 extern void arch_prepare_kretprobe(struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 				   struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern int arch_trampoline_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
-#else /* ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES */
+#else /* CONFIG_KRETPROBES */
 static inline void arch_prepare_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp,
 					struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static inline int arch_trampoline_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif /* ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES */
+#endif /* CONFIG_KRETPROBES */
 /*
  * Function-return probe -
  * Note:
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 7a86e64323385785bda6e838f01c9637e192844a..e6a61dcbc578e59f115674690e0d3200bba1c32e 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -678,8 +678,7 @@ void __kprobes unregister_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp)
 	unregister_kprobe(&jp->kp);
 }
 
-#ifdef ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_KRETPROBES
 /*
  * This kprobe pre_handler is registered with every kretprobe. When probe
  * hits it will set up the return probe.
@@ -769,8 +768,7 @@ int __kprobes register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#else /* ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES */
-
+#else /* CONFIG_KRETPROBES */
 int __kprobes register_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
@@ -781,8 +779,7 @@ static int __kprobes pre_handler_kretprobe(struct kprobe *p,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-#endif /* ARCH_SUPPORTS_KRETPROBES */
+#endif /* CONFIG_KRETPROBES */
 
 void __kprobes unregister_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp)
 {