diff --git a/arch/um/include/sysdep-i386/ptrace.h b/arch/um/include/sysdep-i386/ptrace.h
index c8ee955..6670cc9 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/sysdep-i386/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/sysdep-i386/ptrace.h
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
 #define MAX_REG_NR (UM_FRAME_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long))
 #define MAX_REG_OFFSET (UM_FRAME_SIZE)
 
+#ifdef UML_CONFIG_PT_PROXY
 extern void update_debugregs(int seq);
+#else
+static inline void update_debugregs(int seq) {}
+#endif
+
 
 /* syscall emulation path in ptrace */