2 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index ca9ed4e6a286..ddbb6a901f65 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -403,13 +403,6 @@ struct perf_event_mmap_page {
         __u64   data_tail;              /* user-space written tail */
 };
 
-/*
- * Build time assertion that we keep the data_head at the intended location.
- * IOW, validation we got the __reserved[] size right.
- */
-extern char __assert_mmap_data_head_offset
-        [1 - 2*!!(offsetof(struct perf_event_mmap_page, data_head) != 1024)];
-
 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK           (7 << 0)
 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_UNKNOWN        (0 << 0)
 #define PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL                 (1 << 0)
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index dc3b05272511..3f92a19aa11e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7116,6 +7116,13 @@ void __init perf_event_init(void)
 
         /* do not patch jump label more than once per second */
         jump_label_rate_limit(&perf_sched_events, HZ);
+
+        /*
+         * Build time assertion that we keep the data_head at the intended
+         * location.  IOW, validation we got the __reserved[] size right.
+         */
+        BUILD_BUG_ON((offsetof(struct perf_event_mmap_page, data_head))
+                     != 1024);
 }
 
 static int __init perf_event_sysfs_init(void)