diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 0a163a4f7764..6b769afac55a 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ struct mem_size_stats
 	unsigned long private_dirty;
 };
 
-__attribute__((weak)) const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int show_map_internal(struct seq_file *m, void *v, struct mem_size_stats *mss)
 {
 	struct proc_maps_private *priv = m->private;
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 22165cb18906..7b703b6d4358 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ void drop_slab(void);
 extern int randomize_va_space;
 #endif
 
-const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+__attribute__((weak)) const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_MM_H */
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index bfdb5686fa3e..05853a7337e3 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -2577,6 +2577,11 @@ asmlinkage long sys_rt_sigsuspend(sigset_t __user *unewset, size_t sigsetsize)
 }
 #endif /* __ARCH_WANT_SYS_RT_SIGSUSPEND */
 
+__attribute__((weak)) const char *arch_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void __init signals_init(void)
 {
 	sigqueue_cachep =