diff --git a/net/dsa/Makefile b/net/dsa/Makefile
index 72912982de3d..31d343796251 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Makefile
+++ b/net/dsa/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # the core
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA) += dsa_core.o
-dsa_core-y += dsa.o slave.o dsa2.o
 dsa_core-y += dsa.o slave.o dsa2.o switch.o
 
 # tagging formats