diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 22d0bc843986..8a06907fea32 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ strip_debug=
 vmlinux_link vmlinux
 
 # fill in BTF IDs
-if is_enabled CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF && is_enabled CONFIG_BPF; then
+if is_enabled CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF; then
 	info BTFIDS vmlinux
 	${RESOLVE_BTFIDS} vmlinux
 fi