diff --git a/net/atm/clip.c b/net/atm/clip.c
index 00dddba67c81..49258eed936d 100644
--- a/net/atm/clip.c
+++ b/net/atm/clip.c
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ static struct file_operations arp_seq_fops = {
 
 static int __init atm_clip_init(void)
 {
+	struct proc_dir_entry *p;
 	neigh_table_init(&clip_tbl);
 
 	clip_tbl_hook = &clip_tbl;
@@ -985,15 +986,9 @@ static int __init atm_clip_init(void)
 
 	setup_timer(&idle_timer, idle_timer_check, 0);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	{
-		struct proc_dir_entry *p;
-
-		p = create_proc_entry("arp", S_IRUGO, atm_proc_root);
-		if (p)
-			p->proc_fops = &arp_seq_fops;
-	}
-#endif
+	p = create_proc_entry("arp", S_IRUGO, atm_proc_root);
+	if (p)
+		p->proc_fops = &arp_seq_fops;
 
 	return 0;
 }