1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index a044e2d9a8f0..e9f0964ce70b 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(net_mutex);
 
 LIST_HEAD(net_namespace_list);
 
-static struct kmem_cache *net_cachep;
-
 struct net init_net;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_net);
 
@@ -59,6 +57,8 @@ out_undo:
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+static struct kmem_cache *net_cachep;
+
 static struct net *net_alloc(void)
 {
         return kmem_cache_zalloc(net_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -167,9 +167,11 @@ static int __init net_ns_init(void)
         int err;
 
         printk(KERN_INFO "net_namespace: %zd bytes\n", sizeof(struct net));
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
         net_cachep = kmem_cache_create("net_namespace", sizeof(struct net),
                                         SMP_CACHE_BYTES,
                                         SLAB_PANIC, NULL);
+#endif
         mutex_lock(&net_mutex);
         err = setup_net(&init_net);