diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 150741579408..7490f3f2db8b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -1672,12 +1672,12 @@ int tc_classify(struct sk_buff *skb, struct tcf_proto *tp,
 		struct tcf_result *res)
 {
 	int err = 0;
-	__be16 protocol;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
+	__be16 protocol;
 	struct tcf_proto *otp = tp;
 reclassify:
-#endif
 	protocol = skb->protocol;
+#endif
 
 	err = tc_classify_compat(skb, tp, res);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT