diff --git a/include/linux/icmpv6.h b/include/linux/icmpv6.h
index 971bd89eb06b..e3d97c746fb0 100644
--- a/include/linux/icmpv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/icmpv6.h
@@ -12,12 +12,32 @@ static inline struct icmp6hdr *icmp6_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-extern void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info);
 
 typedef void ip6_icmp_send_t(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info,
 			     const struct in6_addr *force_saddr);
+#if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_IPV6)
+void icmp6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info,
+		const struct in6_addr *force_saddr);
+static inline void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info)
+{
+	icmp6_send(skb, type, code, info, NULL);
+}
+static inline int inet6_register_icmp_sender(ip6_icmp_send_t *fn)
+{
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(fn != icmp6_send);
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline int inet6_unregister_icmp_sender(ip6_icmp_send_t *fn)
+{
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(fn != icmp6_send);
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+extern void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info);
 extern int inet6_register_icmp_sender(ip6_icmp_send_t *fn);
 extern int inet6_unregister_icmp_sender(ip6_icmp_send_t *fn);
+#endif
+
 int ip6_err_gen_icmpv6_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb, int nhs, int type,
 			       unsigned int data_len);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index 2772004ba5a1..43f44398d0b3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ relookup_failed:
 /*
  *	Send an ICMP message in response to a packet in error
  */
-static void icmp6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info,
-		       const struct in6_addr *force_saddr)
+void icmp6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info,
+		const struct in6_addr *force_saddr)
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = NULL;
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ void icmpv6_param_prob(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 code, int pos)
 	icmp6_send(skb, ICMPV6_PARAMPROB, code, pos, NULL);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(icmp6_send);
 
 /* Generate icmpv6 with type/code ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH/ICMPV6_ADDR_UNREACH
  * if sufficient data bytes are available
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_icmp.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_icmp.c
index cba2fc7cec33..e9b109d7b47f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_icmp.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 
+#if !IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_IPV6)
+
 static ip6_icmp_send_t __rcu *ip6_icmp_send;
 
 int inet6_register_icmp_sender(ip6_icmp_send_t *fn)
@@ -36,14 +38,12 @@ void icmpv6_send(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __u32 info)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	send = rcu_dereference(ip6_icmp_send);
-
-	if (!send)
-		goto out;
-	send(skb, type, code, info, NULL);
-out:
+	if (send)
+		send(skb, type, code, info, NULL);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(icmpv6_send);
+#endif
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT)
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>