diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
index 9d2581fc04be24b9189b71c1158092867829111c..9a2950551cd32fd1250733dbdc31cb623f5e0621 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h
@@ -244,87 +244,6 @@ extern int nf_conntrack_checksum;
 
 #define NF_CT_STAT_INC(count) (__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_stat).count++)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
-#include <linux/notifier.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
-
-struct nf_conntrack_ecache {
-	struct nf_conn *ct;
-	unsigned int events;
-};
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct nf_conntrack_ecache, nf_conntrack_ecache);
-
-#define CONNTRACK_ECACHE(x)	(__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache).x)
-
-extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_chain;
-extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_expect_chain;
-
-static inline int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
-}
-
-static inline int nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
-}
-
-static inline int
-nf_conntrack_expect_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, nb);
-}
-
-static inline int
-nf_conntrack_expect_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain,
-			nb);
-}
-
-extern void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct);
-extern void __nf_ct_event_cache_init(struct nf_conn *ct);
-
-static inline void
-nf_conntrack_event_cache(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
-			 const struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct nf_conn *ct = (struct nf_conn *)skb->nfct;
-	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
-
-	local_bh_disable();
-	ecache = &__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache);
-	if (ct != ecache->ct)
-		__nf_ct_event_cache_init(ct);
-	ecache->events |= event;
-	local_bh_enable();
-}
-
-static inline void nf_conntrack_event(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
-				      struct nf_conn *ct)
-{
-	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) && !nf_ct_is_dying(ct))
-		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_chain, event, ct);
-}
-
-static inline void
-nf_conntrack_expect_event(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
-			  struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
-{
-	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, event, exp);
-}
-#else /* CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS */
-static inline void nf_conntrack_event_cache(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
-					    const struct sk_buff *skb) {}
-static inline void nf_conntrack_event(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
-				      struct nf_conn *ct) {}
-static inline void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct) {}
-static inline void
-nf_conntrack_expect_event(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
-			  struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp) {}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS */
-
 /* no helper, no nat */
 #define	NF_CT_F_BASIC	0
 /* for helper */
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h
index bf8d3008a381be82a99a60e923ec7bd87a9e235b..4676b492d63518814d9c149f55d36f189bd04a98 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_protocol.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
 
 /* This header is used to share core functionality between the
    standalone connection tracking module, and the compatibility layer's use
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b62a8a9ec9d86cfbdb9d8b5f83257ee7ea74aa6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * connection tracking event cache.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NF_CONNTRACK_ECACHE_H
+#define _NF_CONNTRACK_ECACHE_H
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
+
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
+struct nf_conntrack_ecache {
+	struct nf_conn *ct;
+	unsigned int events;
+};
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct nf_conntrack_ecache, nf_conntrack_ecache);
+
+#define CONNTRACK_ECACHE(x)	(__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache).x)
+
+extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_chain;
+extern struct atomic_notifier_head nf_conntrack_expect_chain;
+
+static inline int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
+}
+
+static inline int nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_chain, nb);
+}
+
+static inline int
+nf_conntrack_expect_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, nb);
+}
+
+static inline int
+nf_conntrack_expect_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain,
+			nb);
+}
+
+extern void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct);
+extern void __nf_ct_event_cache_init(struct nf_conn *ct);
+extern void nf_ct_event_cache_flush(void);
+
+static inline void
+nf_conntrack_event_cache(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
+			 const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct nf_conn *ct = (struct nf_conn *)skb->nfct;
+	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
+
+	local_bh_disable();
+	ecache = &__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache);
+	if (ct != ecache->ct)
+		__nf_ct_event_cache_init(ct);
+	ecache->events |= event;
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+static inline void nf_conntrack_event(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
+				      struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) && !nf_ct_is_dying(ct))
+		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_chain, event, ct);
+}
+
+static inline void
+nf_conntrack_expect_event(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
+			  struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
+{
+	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_expect_chain, event, exp);
+}
+
+#else /* CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS */
+
+static inline void nf_conntrack_event_cache(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
+					    const struct sk_buff *skb) {}
+static inline void nf_conntrack_event(enum ip_conntrack_events event,
+				      struct nf_conn *ct) {}
+static inline void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct) {}
+static inline void
+nf_conntrack_expect_event(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
+			  struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp) {}
+static inline void nf_ct_event_cache_flush(void) {}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS */
+
+#endif /*_NF_CONNTRACK_ECACHE_H*/
+
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Makefile b/net/netfilter/Makefile
index 236376483ef7cbcc348bb77a92418185233d9a0a..fd0641d6679a8d6ddb6f5a4779c5a24f5d89e8af 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Makefile
+++ b/net/netfilter/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 netfilter-objs := core.o nf_log.o nf_queue.o nf_sockopt.o
-nf_conntrack-objs	:= nf_conntrack_core.o nf_conntrack_standalone.o nf_conntrack_expect.o nf_conntrack_helper.o nf_conntrack_l3proto_generic.o nf_conntrack_proto_generic.o nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.o nf_conntrack_proto_udp.o
+
+nf_conntrack-y	:= nf_conntrack_core.o nf_conntrack_standalone.o nf_conntrack_expect.o nf_conntrack_helper.o nf_conntrack_l3proto_generic.o nf_conntrack_proto_generic.o nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.o nf_conntrack_proto_udp.o
+nf_conntrack-$(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS) += nf_conntrack_ecache.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_NETFILTER) = netfilter.o
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index cf6face67af448097093337ac9a36f1d7f075b30..029acc4f9643eb860dcfbe7d9cf1cc58d92323a2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -85,73 +85,6 @@ static int nf_conntrack_vmalloc __read_mostly;
 
 static unsigned int nf_conntrack_next_id;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
-ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(nf_conntrack_chain);
-ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(nf_conntrack_expect_chain);
-
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct nf_conntrack_ecache, nf_conntrack_ecache);
-
-/* deliver cached events and clear cache entry - must be called with locally
- * disabled softirqs */
-static inline void
-__nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache)
-{
-	DEBUGP("ecache: delivering events for %p\n", ecache->ct);
-	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ecache->ct) && !nf_ct_is_dying(ecache->ct)
-	    && ecache->events)
-		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_chain, ecache->events,
-				    ecache->ct);
-
-	ecache->events = 0;
-	nf_ct_put(ecache->ct);
-	ecache->ct = NULL;
-}
-
-/* Deliver all cached events for a particular conntrack. This is called
- * by code prior to async packet handling for freeing the skb */
-void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct)
-{
-	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
-
-	local_bh_disable();
-	ecache = &__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache);
-	if (ecache->ct == ct)
-		__nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(ecache);
-	local_bh_enable();
-}
-
-/* Deliver cached events for old pending events, if current conntrack != old */
-void __nf_ct_event_cache_init(struct nf_conn *ct)
-{
-	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
-	
-	/* take care of delivering potentially old events */
-	ecache = &__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache);
-	BUG_ON(ecache->ct == ct);
-	if (ecache->ct)
-		__nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(ecache);
-	/* initialize for this conntrack/packet */
-	ecache->ct = ct;
-	nf_conntrack_get(&ct->ct_general);
-}
-
-/* flush the event cache - touches other CPU's data and must not be called
- * while packets are still passing through the code */
-static void nf_ct_event_cache_flush(void)
-{
-	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
-	int cpu;
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		ecache = &per_cpu(nf_conntrack_ecache, cpu);
-		if (ecache->ct)
-			nf_ct_put(ecache->ct);
-	}
-}
-#else
-static inline void nf_ct_event_cache_flush(void) {}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS */
-
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct ip_conntrack_stat, nf_conntrack_stat);
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(nf_conntrack_stat);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35763e96fddbf1cbae08a6e0dc266e03249e1723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* Event cache for netfilter. */
+
+/* (C) 1999-2001 Paul `Rusty' Russell
+ * (C) 2002-2006 Netfilter Core Team <coreteam@netfilter.org>
+ * (C) 2003,2004 USAGI/WIDE Project <http://www.linux-ipv6.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_protocol.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h>
+
+ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(nf_conntrack_chain);
+ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(nf_conntrack_expect_chain);
+
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct nf_conntrack_ecache, nf_conntrack_ecache);
+
+/* deliver cached events and clear cache entry - must be called with locally
+ * disabled softirqs */
+static inline void
+__nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache)
+{
+	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ecache->ct) && !nf_ct_is_dying(ecache->ct)
+	    && ecache->events)
+		atomic_notifier_call_chain(&nf_conntrack_chain, ecache->events,
+				    ecache->ct);
+
+	ecache->events = 0;
+	nf_ct_put(ecache->ct);
+	ecache->ct = NULL;
+}
+
+/* Deliver all cached events for a particular conntrack. This is called
+ * by code prior to async packet handling for freeing the skb */
+void nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(const struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
+
+	local_bh_disable();
+	ecache = &__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache);
+	if (ecache->ct == ct)
+		__nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(ecache);
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
+/* Deliver cached events for old pending events, if current conntrack != old */
+void __nf_ct_event_cache_init(struct nf_conn *ct)
+{
+	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
+
+	/* take care of delivering potentially old events */
+	ecache = &__get_cpu_var(nf_conntrack_ecache);
+	BUG_ON(ecache->ct == ct);
+	if (ecache->ct)
+		__nf_ct_deliver_cached_events(ecache);
+	/* initialize for this conntrack/packet */
+	ecache->ct = ct;
+	nf_conntrack_get(&ct->ct_general);
+}
+
+/* flush the event cache - touches other CPU's data and must not be called
+ * while packets are still passing through the code */
+void nf_ct_event_cache_flush(void)
+{
+	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		ecache = &per_cpu(nf_conntrack_ecache, cpu);
+		if (ecache->ct)
+			nf_ct_put(ecache->ct);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
index 503fabf18843ea24ab0a354ae3f4e1ca0bde3cba..10836fc22a44b94c9d64b2e07bc249b7bdaeaa83 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.h>
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index af568777372be3d8c99f67791339665e71694f54..ba3e31f2acd77e1359567bf250a8841352abbc48 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_protocol.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
 
 #if 0
 #define DEBUGP(format, ...) printk(format, ## __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index 238bbb5b72ef5b5ba0f243321415ee6449959b98..e6b6f23ecdd6e3049ba30d1d1fa775c1b6bdfae6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv6.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_protocol.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
 
 #if 0
 #define DEBUGP printk
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
index d28981cf9af5080d310d4e78d6981ef8150dbc82..cf9db035d39af73d677a2e794762db951bd7724a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_udp.c
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <net/ip6_checksum.h>
 #include <net/checksum.h>
+
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv4.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter_ipv6.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_protocol.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
 
 unsigned int nf_ct_udp_timeout __read_mostly = 30*HZ;
 unsigned int nf_ct_udp_timeout_stream __read_mostly = 180*HZ;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 72643d32cab3eda6d5f8b0c790abcb5a2946d090..73ca156bb0985756434cd87c2b55d927ae13cb22 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 #define ASSERT_WRITE_LOCK(x)
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_protocol.h>
-#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h>
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.c b/net/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.c
index 67ed53152999b5b3e16a4b7a5248bde4c2e2398a..b5548239d4127997b7d8bc698120a2b720e2e452 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("ipt_CONNMARK");
 #include <linux/netfilter/x_tables.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/xt_CONNMARK.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_compat.h>
+#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
+#endif
 
 static unsigned int
 target(struct sk_buff **pskb,