diff --git a/include/kernel.h b/include/kernel.h
index f0ccc833f13..95ee1131113 100644
--- a/include/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel.h
@@ -5274,6 +5274,7 @@ extern void k_mem_domain_remove_thread(k_tid_t thread);
 
 /** @} */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 /**
  * @brief Emit a character buffer to the console device
  *
@@ -5283,6 +5284,7 @@ extern void k_mem_domain_remove_thread(k_tid_t thread);
  * @req K-MISC-006
  */
 __syscall void k_str_out(char *c, size_t n);
+#endif
 
 /**
  * @brief Disable preservation of floating point context information.
diff --git a/include/sys/printk.h b/include/sys/printk.h
index 7ce40d740c0..90149656f42 100644
--- a/include/sys/printk.h
+++ b/include/sys/printk.h
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 extern __printf_like(1, 2) void printk(const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf_like(1, 0) void vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list ap);
-extern __printf_like(3, 4) int snprintk(char *str, size_t size,
-					const char *fmt, ...);
-extern __printf_like(3, 0) int vsnprintk(char *str, size_t size,
-					  const char *fmt, va_list ap);
-
-extern __printf_like(3, 0) void z_vprintk(int (*out)(int f, void *c), void *ctx,
-					 const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 #else
 static inline __printf_like(1, 2) void printk(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -65,28 +58,16 @@ static inline __printf_like(1, 0) void vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 	ARG_UNUSED(fmt);
 	ARG_UNUSED(ap);
 }
-
-static inline __printf_like(3, 4) int snprintk(char *str, size_t size,
-					       const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	ARG_UNUSED(str);
-	ARG_UNUSED(size);
-	ARG_UNUSED(fmt);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline __printf_like(3, 0) int vsnprintk(char *str, size_t size,
-						const char *fmt, va_list ap)
-{
-	ARG_UNUSED(str);
-	ARG_UNUSED(size);
-	ARG_UNUSED(fmt);
-	ARG_UNUSED(ap);
-
-	return 0;
-}
 #endif
 
+extern __printf_like(3, 4) int snprintk(char *str, size_t size,
+					const char *fmt, ...);
+extern __printf_like(3, 0) int vsnprintk(char *str, size_t size,
+					  const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
+extern __printf_like(3, 0) void z_vprintk(int (*out)(int f, void *c), void *ctx,
+					 const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c2238d093b..dcf78354675 100644
--- a/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/os/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ zephyr_sources(
   fdtable.c
   hex.c
   mempool.c
+  printk.c
   rb.c
   sem.c
   thread_entry.c
@@ -20,8 +21,6 @@ zephyr_sources(
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_JSON_LIBRARY json.c)
 
-zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(printk.c)
-
 zephyr_sources_if_kconfig(ring_buffer.c)
 
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ASSERT assert.c)
diff --git a/lib/os/printk.c b/lib/os/printk.c
index c0d8116cc32..e89c15329f9 100644
--- a/lib/os/printk.c
+++ b/lib/os/printk.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static void _printk_hex_ulong(out_func_t out, void *ctx,
 			      const unsigned long long num, enum pad_type padding,
 			      int min_width);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 /**
  * @brief Default character output routine that does nothing
  * @param c Character to swallow
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ void *__printk_get_hook(void)
 {
 	return _char_out;
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_PRINTK */
 
 static void print_err(out_func_t out, void *ctx)
 {
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ still_might_format:
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 #ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
 struct buf_out_context {
 	int count;
@@ -348,7 +351,7 @@ void vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 
 	z_vprintk(char_out, &ctx, fmt, ap);
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
 
 void z_impl_k_str_out(char *c, size_t n)
 {
@@ -366,7 +369,7 @@ static inline void z_vrfy_k_str_out(char *c, size_t n)
 	z_impl_k_str_out((char *)c, n);
 }
 #include <syscalls/k_str_out_mrsh.c>
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_USERSPACE */
 
 /**
  * @brief Output a string
@@ -403,6 +406,7 @@ void printk(const char *fmt, ...)
 	}
 	va_end(ap);
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_PRINTK */
 
 /**
  * @brief Output an unsigned long long in hex format