diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index f12e3bd0d6882a2c43b1a12a19b72547e49e10a1..a6c966cde3ef7b065ca71c7aa414750e6927302b 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -214,9 +214,7 @@ int	checkdram     (void);
 char *	strmhz(char *buf, long hz);
 int	last_stage_init(void);
 extern ulong monitor_flash_len;
-#ifdef CFG_ID_EEPROM
 int mac_read_from_eeprom(void);
-#endif
 
 /* common/flash.c */
 void flash_perror (int);