diff --git a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
index ecff3fce9807..ab343ae686d4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/xfrm4_output.c
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ int xfrm4_output_finish(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	memset(IPCB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IPCB(skb)));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 	IPCB(skb)->flags |= IPSKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED;
-#endif
 
 	return xfrm_output(sk, skb);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
index eecac1b7148e..cf2a0ce15c1c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_output.c
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ int xfrm6_output_finish(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(*IP6CB(skb)));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 	IP6CB(skb)->flags |= IP6SKB_XFRM_TRANSFORMED;
-#endif
 
 	return xfrm_output(sk, skb);
 }