diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 8fa2f91517f1b541094f9f46c6cc8173b1c7ea93..cbbbe6d657caf15e670c46b8999872bf360ac801 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CAIF)		+= caif/
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DCB),)
 obj-y				+= dcb/
 endif
-obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154)	+= ieee802154/
+obj-y				+= ieee802154/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC802154)		+= mac802154/
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_NET),y)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/Kconfig b/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
index d3f3f7b1d32cd06b082142bcbce02c630cd4eb20..985b56070d2608c0e24965aa0c77d7b24498509a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
+++ b/net/bluetooth/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ menuconfig BT
 	select CRYPTO_AES
 	select CRYPTO_ECB
 	select CRYPTO_SHA256
+	select 6LOWPAN_IPHC
 	help
 	  Bluetooth is low-cost, low-power, short-range wireless technology.
 	  It was designed as a replacement for cables and other short-range
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/Kconfig b/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
index b2e06df0076c85ea09b58187d468b8307cd03ede..9c9879d5ea64e7e3e6fe04e1de3675d3ed3c256c 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -13,5 +13,12 @@ config IEEE802154
 config IEEE802154_6LOWPAN
 	tristate "6lowpan support over IEEE 802.15.4"
 	depends on IEEE802154 && IPV6
+	select 6LOWPAN_IPHC
 	---help---
 	IPv6 compression over IEEE 802.15.4.
+
+config 6LOWPAN_IPHC
+	tristate
+	---help---
+	  6lowpan compression code which is shared between IEEE 802.15.4 and Bluetooth
+	  stacks.
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/Makefile b/net/ieee802154/Makefile
index 951a83ee8af4fb35c8dabc459c5c2d257f452eb7..e8f05885ced6806f1139a053ee8ea4fa1b228823 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/Makefile
+++ b/net/ieee802154/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154) += ieee802154.o af_802154.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN) += 6lowpan.o 6lowpan_iphc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN) += 6lowpan.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_6LOWPAN_IPHC) += 6lowpan_iphc.o
 
 ieee802154-y := netlink.o nl-mac.o nl-phy.o nl_policy.o wpan-class.o
 af_802154-y := af_ieee802154.o raw.o dgram.o