diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 8bb47339b770..b9b8f4ac7a36 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ ctnetlink_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq, u32 type,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 static inline size_t
 ctnetlink_proto_size(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
@@ -565,6 +564,7 @@ ctnetlink_nlmsg_size(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	       ;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 static int
 ctnetlink_conntrack_event(unsigned int events, struct nf_ct_event *item)
 {