diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index b0767abf23e57f32e73d54ca2b44ebdeec1d5f11..2adb1a7d361f8391ebeeccf78cb7823527c2a1e7 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net)
 	goto out;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-static struct kmem_cache *net_cachep;
-static struct workqueue_struct *netns_wq;
-
 static struct net_generic *net_alloc_generic(void)
 {
 	struct net_generic *ng;
@@ -80,6 +76,10 @@ static struct net_generic *net_alloc_generic(void)
 	return ng;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
+static struct kmem_cache *net_cachep;
+static struct workqueue_struct *netns_wq;
+
 static struct net *net_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct net *net = NULL;