diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 14cc7940b36d..30f2c3d1c11c 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -2866,12 +2866,16 @@ static int smack_socket_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *sap,
 #endif
 #ifdef SMACK_IPV6_SECMARK_LABELING
 	struct smack_known *rsp;
-	struct socket_smack *ssp = sock->sk->sk_security;
+	struct socket_smack *ssp;
 #endif
 
 	if (sock->sk == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
+#ifdef SMACK_IPV6_SECMARK_LABELING
+	ssp = sock->sk->sk_security;
+#endif
+
 	switch (sock->sk->sk_family) {
 	case PF_INET:
 		if (addrlen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))