if (ret < 0)
                goto out_start;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
        nf_ct_netfilter_header =
                register_net_sysctl(&init_net, "net", nf_ct_netfilter_table);
-       if (!nf_ct_netfilter_header)
+       if (!nf_ct_netfilter_header) {
+               pr_err("nf_conntrack: can't register to sysctl.\n");
                goto out_sysctl;
+       }
+#endif
 
        ret = register_pernet_subsys(&nf_conntrack_net_ops);
        if (ret < 0)
        return 0;
 
 out_pernet:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
        unregister_net_sysctl_table(nf_ct_netfilter_header);
 out_sysctl:
-       pr_err("nf_conntrack: can't register to sysctl.\n");
+#endif
        nf_conntrack_cleanup_end();
 out_start:
        return ret;
 {
        nf_conntrack_cleanup_start();
        unregister_pernet_subsys(&nf_conntrack_net_ops);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
        unregister_net_sysctl_table(nf_ct_netfilter_header);
+#endif
        nf_conntrack_cleanup_end();
 }