diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
index 057f1ebebe0c..2e94eb493591 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@ u64 hw_nmi_get_sample_period(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
+void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
+{
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_nmi_watchdog);
+#endif
 #ifdef arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace
-
 /* For reliability, we're prepared to waste bits here. */
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(backtrace_mask, NR_CPUS) __read_mostly;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index 1c451e6ecc17..17ccf44e7dcb 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
  */
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_NMI_WATCHDOG
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
-#endif
+extern void touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
+#else
 #ifndef CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR
 static inline void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ static inline void touch_nmi_watchdog(void)
 #else
 extern void touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Create trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() out of the arch-provided