diff --git a/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.cc b/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.cc
index ff4ec84f1..aac667073 100644
--- a/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.cc
+++ b/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.cc
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ extern "C" void destroy(FeaDataPlaneManager* fea_data_plane_manager)
 
 
 FeaDataPlaneManagerLinux::FeaDataPlaneManagerLinux(FeaNode& fea_node)
-    : FeaDataPlaneManager(fea_node, "Linux"),
-      _ifconfig_get_ioctl(NULL)
+    : FeaDataPlaneManager(fea_node, "Linux")
+#if defined(HAVE_PROC_LINUX) && defined(HAVE_IOCTL_SIOCGIFCONF)
+      ,_ifconfig_get_ioctl(NULL)
+#endif
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.hh b/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.hh
index 8e3fcff51..9914d4033 100644
--- a/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.hh
+++ b/xorp/fea/data_plane/managers/fea_data_plane_manager_linux.hh
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 private:
+#if defined(HAVE_PROC_LINUX) && defined(HAVE_IOCTL_SIOCGIFCONF)
     IfConfigGetIoctl*	_ifconfig_get_ioctl;
+#endif
 };
 
 #endif // __FEA_DATA_PLANE_MANAGERS_FEA_DATA_PLANE_MANAGER_LINUX_HH__