diff --git a/net/atm/resources.c b/net/atm/resources.c
index bada395ecdb1..3e9f6391319e 100644
--- a/net/atm/resources.c
+++ b/net/atm/resources.c
@@ -203,13 +203,9 @@ int atm_dev_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg, int compat)
 	int __user *sioc_len;
 	int __user *iobuf_len;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	compat = 0; /* Just so the compiler _knows_ */
-#endif
-
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case ATM_GETNAMES:
-		if (compat) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPAT) && compat) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 			struct compat_atm_iobuf __user *ciobuf = arg;
 			compat_uptr_t cbuf;
@@ -253,7 +249,7 @@ int atm_dev_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg, int compat)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (compat) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_COMPAT) && compat) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 		struct compat_atmif_sioc __user *csioc = arg;
 		compat_uptr_t carg;