diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 7209419cfb0e..c1f62352a481 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,10 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct fib6_info *rt,
 	     struct nl_info *info, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct fib6_table *table = rt->fib6_table;
-	struct fib6_node *fn, *pn = NULL;
+	struct fib6_node *fn;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SUBTREES
+	struct fib6_node *pn = NULL;
+#endif
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	int allow_create = 1;
 	int replace_required = 0;
@@ -1409,9 +1412,9 @@ int fib6_add(struct fib6_node *root, struct fib6_info *rt,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SUBTREES
 	pn = fn;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_SUBTREES
 	if (rt->fib6_src.plen) {
 		struct fib6_node *sn;