diff --git a/include/net/netns/x_tables.h b/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
index 9554a644a8f..591db7d657a 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ struct ebt_table;
 
 struct netns_xt {
 	struct list_head tables[NFPROTO_NUMPROTO];
+#if defined(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NF_EBTABLES) || \
+    defined(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NF_EBTABLES_MODULE)
 	struct ebt_table *broute_table;
 	struct ebt_table *frame_filter;
 	struct ebt_table *frame_nat;
+#endif
 };
 #endif