diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index eccb61889dfe90931789db6984391cc4afaf1bb6..16fc6f454a3188426807fb30a4cc1e25618b6d2b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -3223,9 +3223,7 @@ int __init ip_rt_init(void)
  */
 void __init ip_static_sysctl_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	register_sysctl_paths(ipv4_route_path, ipv4_route_table);
-#endif
 }
 #endif