diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_init.c b/nshlib/nsh_init.c
index ba4664149..ae05e5bf5 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_init.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_init.c
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@
 #include <nuttx/symtab.h>
 
 #include "system/readline.h"
-#include "netutils/netinit.h"
 #include "nshlib/nshlib.h"
 
 #include "nsh.h"
 #include "nsh_console.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT
+#  include "netutils/netinit.h"
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
  ****************************************************************************/