diff --git a/kernel/ksysfs.c b/kernel/ksysfs.c
index f2690ed74530..f119e098e67b 100644
--- a/kernel/ksysfs.c
+++ b/kernel/ksysfs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static struct subsys_attribute _name##_attr = __ATTR_RO(_name)
 static struct subsys_attribute _name##_attr = \
 	__ATTR(_name, 0644, _name##_show, _name##_store)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
+#if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG) && defined(CONFIG_NET)
 /* current uevent sequence number */
 static ssize_t uevent_seqnum_show(struct subsystem *subsys, char *page)
 {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ decl_subsys(kernel, NULL, NULL);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_subsys);
 
 static struct attribute * kernel_attrs[] = {
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG
+#if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG) && defined(CONFIG_NET)
 	&uevent_seqnum_attr.attr,
 	&uevent_helper_attr.attr,
 #endif