diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index a6096324126ada55e2f30afe023d376f6720ff16..e50bdf17be13e4481fa797aafe26b273435d55b5 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1724,7 +1724,8 @@ static int net_check_prereq (proto_t protocol)
 			puts ("*** ERROR: `serverip' not set\n");
 			return (1);
 		}
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PING) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP)
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_PING) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_CMD_DNS)
     common:
 #endif