diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 3d7e9ccb99a0..0ab5f9d4bc59 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ static bool sugov_hold_freq(struct sugov_cpu *sg_cpu)
 	sg_cpu->saved_idle_calls = idle_calls;
 	return ret;
 }
-#else
+#else /* !CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON: */
 static inline bool sugov_hold_freq(struct sugov_cpu *sg_cpu) { return false; }
-#endif /* CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
+#endif /* !CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
 
 /*
  * Make sugov_should_update_freq() ignore the rate limit when DL