diff --git a/net/xfrm/Makefile b/net/xfrm/Makefile
index 494aa744bfb9..08a2870fdd36 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/Makefile
+++ b/net/xfrm/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Makefile for the XFRM subsystem.
 #
 
+xfrm_interface-$(CONFIG_XFRM_INTERFACE) += xfrm_interface_core.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_XFRM) := xfrm_policy.o xfrm_state.o xfrm_hash.o \
 		      xfrm_input.o xfrm_output.o \
 		      xfrm_sysctl.o xfrm_replay.o xfrm_device.o
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c
similarity index 100%
rename from net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
rename to net/xfrm/xfrm_interface_core.c