diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
index 776f90f3a1cd..0690679832d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ static inline void copy_user_highpage(struct page *to, struct page *from,
 
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_COPY_HIGHPAGE
+
 static inline void copy_highpage(struct page *to, struct page *from)
 {
 	char *vfrom, *vto;
@@ -248,4 +250,6 @@ static inline void copy_highpage(struct page *to, struct page *from)
 	kunmap_atomic(vfrom);
 }
 
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_HIGHMEM_H */