diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index d01a244b5087..90d2eb77002f 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -4340,8 +4340,6 @@ static int _bpf_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			}
 			break;
 		case SO_BINDTODEVICE:
-			ret = -ENOPROTOOPT;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NETDEVICES
 			optlen = min_t(long, optlen, IFNAMSIZ - 1);
 			strncpy(devname, optval, optlen);
 			devname[optlen] = 0;
@@ -4360,7 +4358,6 @@ static int _bpf_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 				dev_put(dev);
 			}
 			ret = sock_bindtoindex(sk, ifindex, false);
-#endif
 			break;
 		default:
 			ret = -EINVAL;