diff --git a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
index ae07e94778d8..0d0ce0b2d870 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_tunnel.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ __u32 ip6_tnl_get_cap(struct ip6_tnl *t, const struct in6_addr *laddr,
 struct net *ip6_tnl_get_link_net(const struct net_device *dev);
 int ip6_tnl_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INET
 static inline void ip6tunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -93,3 +94,4 @@ static inline void ip6tunnel_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	iptunnel_xmit_stats(dev, pkt_len);
 }
 #endif
+#endif