diff --git a/include/linux/slab_def.h b/include/linux/slab_def.h
index 39c3a5eb8eb..6ca6a7b66d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab_def.h
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ static inline void *kmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 			i++;
 #include <linux/kmalloc_sizes.h>
 #undef CACHE
-		{
-			extern void __you_cannot_kmalloc_that_much(void);
-			__you_cannot_kmalloc_that_much();
-		}
+		return NULL;
 found:
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA
 		if (flags & GFP_DMA)
@@ -77,10 +74,7 @@ static inline void *kmalloc_node(size_t size, gfp_t flags, int node)
 			i++;
 #include <linux/kmalloc_sizes.h>
 #undef CACHE
-		{
-			extern void __you_cannot_kmalloc_that_much(void);
-			__you_cannot_kmalloc_that_much();
-		}
+		return NULL;
 found:
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA
 		if (flags & GFP_DMA)