diff --git a/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c b/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
index 6b6a36317f63..45d6b54b18ed 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vnic/nicvf_queues.c
@@ -1749,10 +1749,15 @@ nicvf_sq_add_hdr_subdesc(struct snd_queue *sq, int qentry,
 	struct ether_vlan_header *eh;
 #ifdef INET
 	struct ip *ip;
+#endif
+#if defined(INET6) || defined(INET)
 	struct tcphdr *th;
 #endif
+#ifdef INET
+	int iphlen;
+#endif
+	int ehdrlen, poff, proto;
 	uint16_t etype;
-	int ehdrlen, iphlen, poff, proto;
 
 	nic = sq->nic;