diff --git a/net/can/Makefile b/net/can/Makefile
index cef49eb1f5c7..10936754e3f2 100644
--- a/net/can/Makefile
+++ b/net/can/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN)	+= can.o
-can-y			:= af_can.o proc.o
+can-y			:= af_can.o
+can-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS)	+= proc.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_RAW)	+= can-raw.o
 can-raw-y		:= raw.o
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.h b/net/can/af_can.h
index fca0fe9fc45a..38a79ff20022 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.h
+++ b/net/can/af_can.h
@@ -113,8 +113,19 @@ struct s_pstats {
 extern struct dev_rcv_lists can_rx_alldev_list;
 
 /* function prototypes for the CAN networklayer procfs (proc.c) */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 void can_init_proc(void);
 void can_remove_proc(void);
+#else
+static inline void can_init_proc(void)
+{
+	pr_info("can: Can't create /proc/net/can. CONFIG_PROC_FS missing!\n");
+}
+
+static inline void can_remove_proc(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
 void can_stat_update(unsigned long data);
 
 /* structures and variables from af_can.c needed in proc.c for reading */
diff --git a/net/can/proc.c b/net/can/proc.c
index 1a19b985a868..85ef7bb0f176 100644
--- a/net/can/proc.c
+++ b/net/can/proc.c
@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ void can_init_proc(void)
 	can_dir = proc_mkdir("can", init_net.proc_net);
 
 	if (!can_dir) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "can: failed to create /proc/net/can . "
-		       "CONFIG_PROC_FS missing?\n");
+		pr_info("can: failed to create /proc/net/can.\n");
 		return;
 	}