diff --git a/drivers/net/ifb.c b/drivers/net/ifb.c
index 7fe306e76281..db3a9b93d4db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ifb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ifb.c
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ static void ifb_ri_tasklet(unsigned long _txp)
 
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&txp->tq)) != NULL) {
 		skb->redirected = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT
 		skb->tc_skip_classify = 1;
+#endif
 
 		u64_stats_update_begin(&txp->tsync);
 		txp->tx_packets++;