diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
index 48f8196d5aad..6424493b93cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
@@ -648,10 +648,9 @@ We can do this via the ``kunit_test`` field in ``task_struct``, which we can
 access using the ``kunit_get_current_test()`` function in ``kunit/test-bug.h``.
 
 ``kunit_get_current_test()`` is safe to call even if KUnit is not enabled. If
-KUnit is not enabled, was built as a module (``CONFIG_KUNIT=m``), or no test is
-running in the current task, it will return ``NULL``. This compiles down to
-either a no-op or a static key check, so will have a negligible performance
-impact when no test is running.
+KUnit is not enabled, or if no test is running in the current task, it will
+return ``NULL``. This compiles down to either a no-op or a static key check,
+so will have a negligible performance impact when no test is running.
 
 The example below uses this to implement a "mock" implementation of a function, ``foo``:
 
@@ -726,8 +725,7 @@ structures as shown below:
 	#endif
 
 ``kunit_fail_current_test()`` is safe to call even if KUnit is not enabled. If
-KUnit is not enabled, was built as a module (``CONFIG_KUNIT=m``), or no test is
-running in the current task, it will do nothing. This compiles down to either a
-no-op or a static key check, so will have a negligible performance impact when
-no test is running.
+KUnit is not enabled, or if no test is running in the current task, it will do
+nothing. This compiles down to either a no-op or a static key check, so will
+have a negligible performance impact when no test is running.
 
diff --git a/include/kunit/test-bug.h b/include/kunit/test-bug.h
index c1b2e14eab64..2b505a95b641 100644
--- a/include/kunit/test-bug.h
+++ b/include/kunit/test-bug.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
- * KUnit API allowing dynamic analysis tools to interact with KUnit tests
+ * KUnit API providing hooks for non-test code to interact with tests.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2020, Google LLC.
  * Author: Uriel Guajardo <urielguajardo@google.com>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef _KUNIT_TEST_BUG_H
 #define _KUNIT_TEST_BUG_H
 
-#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_KUNIT)
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 
 #include <linux/jump_label.h> /* For static branch */
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 /* Static key if KUnit is running any tests. */
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kunit_running);
 
+/* Hooks table: a table of function pointers filled in when kunit loads */
+extern struct kunit_hooks_table {
+	__printf(3, 4) void (*fail_current_test)(const char*, int, const char*, ...);
+} kunit_hooks;
+
 /**
  * kunit_get_current_test() - Return a pointer to the currently running
  *			      KUnit test.
@@ -43,33 +48,20 @@ static inline struct kunit *kunit_get_current_test(void)
  * kunit_fail_current_test() - If a KUnit test is running, fail it.
  *
  * If a KUnit test is running in the current task, mark that test as failed.
- *
- * This macro will only work if KUnit is built-in (though the tests
- * themselves can be modules). Otherwise, it compiles down to nothing.
  */
 #define kunit_fail_current_test(fmt, ...) do {					\
 		if (static_branch_unlikely(&kunit_running)) {			\
-			__kunit_fail_current_test(__FILE__, __LINE__,		\
+			/* Guaranteed to be non-NULL when kunit_running true*/	\
+			kunit_hooks.fail_current_test(__FILE__, __LINE__,	\
 						  fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__);		\
 		}								\
 	} while (0)
 
-
-extern __printf(3, 4) void __kunit_fail_current_test(const char *file, int line,
-						    const char *fmt, ...);
-
 #else
 
 static inline struct kunit *kunit_get_current_test(void) { return NULL; }
 
-/* We define this with an empty helper function so format string warnings work */
-#define kunit_fail_current_test(fmt, ...) \
-		__kunit_fail_current_test(__FILE__, __LINE__, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-
-static inline __printf(3, 4) void __kunit_fail_current_test(const char *file, int line,
-							    const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-}
+#define kunit_fail_current_test(fmt, ...) do {} while (0)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 4d9461bfea42..55fd04a7d0fb 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ CFLAGS_test_fpu.o += $(FPU_CFLAGS)
 obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_KUNIT) += kunit/
+# Include the KUnit hooks unconditionally. They'll compile to nothing if
+# CONFIG_KUNIT=n, otherwise will be a small table of static data (static key,
+# function pointers) which need to be built-in even when KUnit is a module.
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_KUNIT), m)
+obj-y += kunit/hooks.o
+else
+obj-$(CONFIG_KUNIT) += kunit/hooks.o
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT),y)
 CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG
diff --git a/lib/kunit/Makefile b/lib/kunit/Makefile
index 29aff6562b42..deeb46cc879b 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/Makefile
+++ b/lib/kunit/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_KUNIT_DEBUGFS),y)
 kunit-objs +=				debugfs.o
 endif
 
+# KUnit 'hooks' are built-in even when KUnit is built as a module.
+lib-y +=				hooks.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST) +=		kunit-test.o
 
 # string-stream-test compiles built-in only.
diff --git a/lib/kunit/hooks-impl.h b/lib/kunit/hooks-impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d911f40f76db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kunit/hooks-impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Declarations for hook implementations.
+ *
+ * These will be set as the function pointers in struct kunit_hook_table,
+ * found in include/kunit/test-bug.h.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023, Google LLC.
+ * Author: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _KUNIT_HOOKS_IMPL_H
+#define _KUNIT_HOOKS_IMPL_H
+
+#include <kunit/test-bug.h>
+
+/* List of declarations. */
+void __kunit_fail_current_test_impl(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, ...);
+
+/* Code to set all of the function pointers. */
+static inline void kunit_install_hooks(void)
+{
+	/* Install the KUnit hook functions. */
+	kunit_hooks.fail_current_test = __kunit_fail_current_test_impl;
+}
+
+#endif /* _KUNIT_HOOKS_IMPL_H */
diff --git a/lib/kunit/hooks.c b/lib/kunit/hooks.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..365d98d4953c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kunit/hooks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * KUnit 'Hooks' implementation.
+ *
+ * This file contains code / structures which should be built-in even when
+ * KUnit itself is built as a module.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022, Google LLC.
+ * Author: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>
+ */
+
+
+#include <kunit/test-bug.h>
+
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kunit_running);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kunit_running);
+
+/* Function pointers for hooks. */
+struct kunit_hooks_table kunit_hooks;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kunit_hooks);
+
diff --git a/lib/kunit/test.c b/lib/kunit/test.c
index c9ebf975e56b..51cae59d8aae 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/test.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/test.c
@@ -17,16 +17,14 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
 #include "debugfs.h"
+#include "hooks-impl.h"
 #include "string-stream.h"
 #include "try-catch-impl.h"
 
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kunit_running);
-
-#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 /*
- * Fail the current test and print an error message to the log.
+ * Hook to fail the current test and print an error message to the log.
  */
-void __kunit_fail_current_test(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, ...)
+void __kunit_fail_current_test_impl(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	int len;
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ void __kunit_fail_current_test(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, ...)
 	kunit_err(current->kunit_test, "%s:%d: %s", file, line, buffer);
 	kunit_kfree(current->kunit_test, buffer);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__kunit_fail_current_test);
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Enable KUnit tests to run.
@@ -777,6 +773,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kunit_cleanup);
 
 static int __init kunit_init(void)
 {
+	/* Install the KUnit hook functions. */
+	kunit_install_hooks();
+
 	kunit_debugfs_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	return register_module_notifier(&kunit_mod_nb);
@@ -788,6 +787,7 @@ late_initcall(kunit_init);
 
 static void __exit kunit_exit(void)
 {
+	memset(&kunit_hooks, 0, sizeof(kunit_hooks));
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	unregister_module_notifier(&kunit_mod_nb);
 #endif
