diff --git a/fs/coda/Makefile b/fs/coda/Makefile
index 1ce66819da2a..78befb8369c9 100644
--- a/fs/coda/Makefile
+++ b/fs/coda/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_CODA_FS) += coda.o
 
 coda-objs := psdev.o cache.o cnode.o inode.o dir.o file.o upcall.o \
-	     coda_linux.o symlink.o pioctl.o sysctl.o 
+	     coda_linux.o symlink.o pioctl.o
+coda-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += sysctl.o
 
 # If you want debugging output, please uncomment the following line.
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/coda_int.h b/fs/coda/coda_int.h
index bb0b3e0ed6c2..f82b59c9dd28 100644
--- a/fs/coda/coda_int.h
+++ b/fs/coda/coda_int.h
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ extern int coda_fake_statfs;
 void coda_destroy_inodecache(void);
 int __init coda_init_inodecache(void);
 int coda_fsync(struct file *coda_file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 void coda_sysctl_init(void);
 void coda_sysctl_clean(void);
+#else
+static inline void coda_sysctl_init(void)
+{
+}
 
+static inline void coda_sysctl_clean(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
 #endif  /*  _CODA_INT_  */
 
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/coda_linux.h b/fs/coda/coda_linux.h
index 517a363245c9..d5ebd36fb2cc 100644
--- a/fs/coda/coda_linux.h
+++ b/fs/coda/coda_linux.h
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ void coda_vattr_to_iattr(struct inode *, struct coda_vattr *);
 void coda_iattr_to_vattr(struct iattr *, struct coda_vattr *);
 unsigned short coda_flags_to_cflags(unsigned short);
 
-/* sysctl.h */
-void coda_sysctl_init(void);
-void coda_sysctl_clean(void);
-
 /* inode to cnode access functions */
 
 static inline struct coda_inode_info *ITOC(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/coda/sysctl.c b/fs/coda/sysctl.c
index 0301d45000a8..fda3b702b1c5 100644
--- a/fs/coda/sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/coda/sysctl.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "coda_int.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table_header *fs_table_header;
 
 static struct ctl_table coda_table[] = {
@@ -62,13 +61,3 @@ void coda_sysctl_clean(void)
 		fs_table_header = NULL;
 	}
 }
-
-#else
-void coda_sysctl_init(void)
-{
-}
-
-void coda_sysctl_clean(void)
-{
-}
-#endif