diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.locks b/kernel/Kconfig.locks
index d1f86db7145..88c92fb4461 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.locks
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.locks
@@ -197,3 +197,6 @@ config INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQ
 
 config INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE
 	def_bool !DEBUG_SPINLOCK && ARCH_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE
+
+config MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
+	def_bool SMP && !DEBUG_MUTEXES && !HAVE_DEFAULT_NO_SPIN_MUTEXES
diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index 947b3ad551f..632f04c57d8 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	mutex_acquire(&lock->dep_map, subclass, 0, ip);
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && !defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES) && \
-    !defined(CONFIG_HAVE_DEFAULT_NO_SPIN_MUTEXES)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
 	/*
 	 * Optimistic spinning.
 	 *