diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 95103c1c9..c03f7dc88 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ config ARM_EXCEPTIONS
 config ARM_UNWIND
 	bool "enable stack unwinding support"
 	depends on AEABI
-	depends on ARM_EXCEPTIONS
 	help
 	  This option enables stack unwinding support in barebox
 	  using the information automatically generated by the
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts.c b/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts.c
index c437af718..fb4bb78da 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/interrupts.c
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@ void show_regs (struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND
-void dump_stack(void)
-{
-	unwind_backtrace(NULL);
-}
-#endif
-
 static void __noreturn do_exception(struct pt_regs *pt_regs)
 {
 	show_regs(pt_regs);
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/unwind.c b/arch/arm/lib/unwind.c
index 7932bca70..c3dca5b61 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/unwind.c
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ void unwind_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 }
 
+void dump_stack(void)
+{
+	unwind_backtrace(NULL);
+}
+
 static int unwind_init(void)
 {
 	struct unwind_idx *idx;