diff --git a/src/config/config_ethernet.c b/src/config/config_ethernet.c
index de7a07c5..b5f7ddc9 100644
--- a/src/config/config_ethernet.c
+++ b/src/config/config_ethernet.c
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ REQUIRE_OBJECT ( fcoe );
 #ifdef NET_PROTO_STP
 REQUIRE_OBJECT ( stp );
 #endif
+#ifdef NET_PROTO_LACP
+REQUIRE_OBJECT ( eth_slow );
+#endif
diff --git a/src/config/general.h b/src/config/general.h
index 675c11e0..a2150150 100644
--- a/src/config/general.h
+++ b/src/config/general.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );
 #undef	NET_PROTO_IPV6		/* IPv6 protocol */
 #undef	NET_PROTO_FCOE		/* Fibre Channel over Ethernet protocol */
 #define	NET_PROTO_STP		/* Spanning Tree protocol */
+#define	NET_PROTO_LACP		/* Link Aggregation control protocol */
 
 /*
  * PXE support
diff --git a/src/net/ethernet.c b/src/net/ethernet.c
index 6ddf0534..26fdedea 100644
--- a/src/net/ethernet.c
+++ b/src/net/ethernet.c
@@ -278,6 +278,3 @@ REQUIRING_SYMBOL ( ethernet_protocol );
 
 /* Drag in Ethernet configuration */
 REQUIRE_OBJECT ( config_ethernet );
-
-/* Drag in Ethernet slow protocols */
-REQUIRE_OBJECT ( eth_slow );