diff --git a/net/dccp/input.c b/net/dccp/input.c
index 19d7e1dbd87e..3560a2a875a0 100644
--- a/net/dccp/input.c
+++ b/net/dccp/input.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include "ccid.h"
 #include "dccp.h"
 
+/* rate-limit for syncs in reply to sequence-invalid packets; RFC 4340, 7.5.4 */
+int sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit	__read_mostly = HZ / 8;
+
 static void dccp_fin(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	sk->sk_shutdown |= RCV_SHUTDOWN;
diff --git a/net/dccp/sysctl.c b/net/dccp/sysctl.c
index 9364b2fb4dbd..c62c05039f69 100644
--- a/net/dccp/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/dccp/sysctl.c
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 #error This file should not be compiled without CONFIG_SYSCTL defined
 #endif
 
-/* rate-limit for syncs in reply to sequence-invalid packets; RFC 4340, 7.5.4 */
-int sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit	__read_mostly = HZ / 8;
-
 static struct ctl_table dccp_default_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "seq_window",