diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
index 87983e70f03f3..e983bb0c50127 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ config NET_UDP_TUNNEL
 
 config NET_FOU
 	tristate "IP: Foo (IP protocols) over UDP"
-	select XFRM
 	select NET_UDP_TUNNEL
 	help
 	  Foo over UDP allows any IP protocol to be directly encapsulated
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fou.c b/net/ipv4/fou.c
index 0d085cc8d96cb..025a33c1b04d6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fou.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fou.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <net/protocol.h>
 #include <net/udp.h>
 #include <net/udp_tunnel.h>
-#include <net/xfrm.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/fou.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>