diff --git a/include/linux/lockref.h b/include/linux/lockref.h
index 13dfd36a3294..c8929c3832db 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockref.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockref.h
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <generated/bounds.h>
+
+#define USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF \
+	(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF) && \
+	 IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP) && !BLOATED_SPINLOCKS)
 
 struct lockref {
 	union {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
+#if USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
 		aligned_u64 lock_count;
 #endif
 		struct {
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 75485e163ca3..06dc74200a51 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ config PERCPU_RWSEM
 config ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
 	bool
 
-config CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
-	def_bool y if ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
-	depends on SMP
-	depends on !GENERIC_LOCKBREAK
-	depends on !DEBUG_SPINLOCK
-	depends on !DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-
 config CRC_CCITT
 	tristate "CRC-CCITT functions"
 	help
diff --git a/lib/lockref.c b/lib/lockref.c
index af6e95d0bed6..d2b123f8456b 100644
--- a/lib/lockref.c
+++ b/lib/lockref.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/lockref.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
+#if USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF
 
 /*
  * Allow weakly-ordered memory architectures to provide barrier-less