diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index c1401193a971..eeb000e41ad7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
 #define ctnetlink_dump_secctx(a, b) (0)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS
+#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 static inline int ctnetlink_label_size(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	struct nf_conn_labels *labels = nf_ct_labels_find(ct);
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ static inline int ctnetlink_label_size(const struct nf_conn *ct)
 		return 0;
 	return nla_total_size(sizeof(labels->bits));
 }
+#endif
 
 static int
 ctnetlink_dump_labels(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
@@ -386,10 +387,6 @@ ctnetlink_dump_labels(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#else
-#define ctnetlink_dump_labels(a, b) (0)
-#define ctnetlink_label_size(a)	(0)
-#endif
 
 #define master_tuple(ct) &(ct->master->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple)