diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter.h b/include/linux/netfilter.h
index 70d3b4f1e48d4ec395198a7c7f3f0230db803397..4777f1b619ce17a2834eb5f545e5cae1a1d5b2aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter.h
@@ -281,9 +281,6 @@ extern void nf_reinject(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			struct nf_info *info,
 			unsigned int verdict);
 
-extern void (*ip_ct_attach)(struct sk_buff *, struct sk_buff *);
-extern void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *, struct sk_buff *);
-
 /* FIXME: Before cache is ever used, this must be implemented for real. */
 extern void nf_invalidate_cache(int pf);
 
@@ -388,11 +385,17 @@ static inline int nf_hook(int pf, unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff **pskb,
 {
 	return 1;
 }
-static inline void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *new, struct sk_buff *skb) {}
 struct flowi;
 static inline void
 nf_nat_decode_session(struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl, int family) {}
 #endif /*CONFIG_NETFILTER*/
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
+extern void (*ip_ct_attach)(struct sk_buff *, struct sk_buff *);
+extern void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *, struct sk_buff *);
+#else
+static inline void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *new, struct sk_buff *skb) {}
+#endif
+
 #endif /*__KERNEL__*/
 #endif /*__LINUX_NETFILTER_H*/
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 81ac934d5964a04d8ee472899d807b7a39341468..0bedf53848506c474888a2f649c413f40ab3c720 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -87,11 +87,12 @@
 
 struct net_device;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 struct nf_conntrack {
 	atomic_t use;
 	void (*destroy)(struct nf_conntrack *);
 };
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
 struct nf_bridge_info {
@@ -106,8 +107,6 @@ struct nf_bridge_info {
 };
 #endif
 
-#endif
-
 struct sk_buff_head {
 	/* These two members must be first. */
 	struct sk_buff	*next;
@@ -276,15 +275,13 @@ struct sk_buff {
 	__be16			protocol;
 
 	void			(*destructor)(struct sk_buff *skb);
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
-	struct nf_conntrack	*nfct;
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
+	struct nf_conntrack	*nfct;
 	struct sk_buff		*nfct_reasm;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
 	struct nf_bridge_info	*nf_bridge;
 #endif
-#endif /* CONFIG_NETFILTER */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED
 	__u16			tc_index;	/* traffic control index */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
@@ -1558,7 +1555,7 @@ static inline unsigned int skb_checksum_complete(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		__skb_checksum_complete(skb);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 static inline void nf_conntrack_put(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 {
 	if (nfct && atomic_dec_and_test(&nfct->use))
@@ -1569,7 +1566,6 @@ static inline void nf_conntrack_get(struct nf_conntrack *nfct)
 	if (nfct)
 		atomic_inc(&nfct->use);
 }
-#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 static inline void nf_conntrack_get_reasm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (skb)
@@ -1595,9 +1591,9 @@ static inline void nf_bridge_get(struct nf_bridge_info *nf_bridge)
 #endif /* CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER */
 static inline void nf_reset(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 	nf_conntrack_put(skb->nfct);
 	skb->nfct = NULL;
-#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 	nf_conntrack_put_reasm(skb->nfct_reasm);
 	skb->nfct_reasm = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -1610,10 +1606,10 @@ static inline void nf_reset(struct sk_buff *skb)
 /* Note: This doesn't put any conntrack and bridge info in dst. */
 static inline void __nf_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 	dst->nfct = src->nfct;
 	nf_conntrack_get(src->nfct);
 	dst->nfctinfo = src->nfctinfo;
-#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 	dst->nfct_reasm = src->nfct_reasm;
 	nf_conntrack_get_reasm(src->nfct_reasm);
 #endif
@@ -1625,8 +1621,8 @@ static inline void __nf_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src)
 
 static inline void nf_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src)
 {
-	nf_conntrack_put(dst->nfct);
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
+	nf_conntrack_put(dst->nfct);
 	nf_conntrack_put_reasm(dst->nfct_reasm);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
@@ -1635,12 +1631,6 @@ static inline void nf_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src)
 	__nf_copy(dst, src);
 }
 
-#else /* CONFIG_NETFILTER */
-static inline void nf_reset(struct sk_buff *skb) {}
-static inline void __nf_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src) {}
-static inline void nf_copy(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct sk_buff *src) {}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NETFILTER */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETWORK_SECMARK
 static inline void skb_copy_secmark(struct sk_buff *to, const struct sk_buff *from)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index e28f119156f74813fa89d6f0fb668f2e94d4e3e6..f16c72204cf63325315f27a6cec4946aaa4e6c8d 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -325,15 +325,13 @@ void __kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		WARN_ON(in_irq());
 		skb->destructor(skb);
 	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
-	nf_conntrack_put(skb->nfct);
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
+	nf_conntrack_put(skb->nfct);
 	nf_conntrack_put_reasm(skb->nfct_reasm);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
 	nf_bridge_put(skb->nf_bridge);
 #endif
-#endif
 /* XXX: IS this still necessary? - JHS */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED
 	skb->tc_index = 0;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index d802b342c615159bf1dea14b813b1be11c353522..fe5f22df620c5dae870d5c0f1f27c37622fa62f9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ void nf_proto_csum_replace4(__sum16 *sum, struct sk_buff *skb,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_proto_csum_replace4);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
 /* This does not belong here, but locally generated errors need it if connection
    tracking in use: without this, connection may not be in hash table, and hence
    manufactured ICMP or RST packets will not be associated with it. */
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ void nf_ct_attach(struct sk_buff *new, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_ct_attach);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net_netfilter;