diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index 019557d0a11d..09cfe87f0a44 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,9 @@ static void __exit lane_module_cleanup(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	remove_proc_entry("lec", atm_proc_root);
+#endif
 
 	deregister_atm_ioctl(&lane_ioctl_ops);