diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 6fa3b2e26cab..a7e38bd463a4 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMC)		+= smc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_RFKILL)		+= rfkill/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P)		+= 9p/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAIF)		+= caif/
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_DCB),)
-obj-y				+= dcb/
-endif
+obj-$(CONFIG_DCB)		+= dcb/
 obj-$(CONFIG_6LOWPAN)		+= 6lowpan/
 obj-$(CONFIG_IEEE802154)	+= ieee802154/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC802154)		+= mac802154/
diff --git a/net/dcb/Makefile b/net/dcb/Makefile
index 3016e5a7716a..2c0fa16ee2a9 100644
--- a/net/dcb/Makefile
+++ b/net/dcb/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-obj-$(CONFIG_DCB) += dcbnl.o dcbevent.o
+obj-y += dcbnl.o dcbevent.o