diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4263dcd37..eefc04f24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Changes for U-Boot 1.1.4:
 ======================================================================
 
+* Remove unnecessary dependency of netconsole on CONFIG_NET_MULTI
+  Patch by Marcus Hall, 24 Aug 2005
+
 * Fix the machine-id of the Cogent csb637 board
   Patch by Anders Larsen, 05 Oct 2005
 
diff --git a/drivers/netconsole.c b/drivers/netconsole.c
index 9cf6cd633..9a0a24f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/netconsole.c
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 #include <devices.h>
 #include <net.h>
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NET_MULTI
-#error define CONFIG_NET_MULTI to use netconsole
-#endif
-
 static char input_buffer[512];
 static int input_size = 0;		/* char count in input buffer */
 static int input_offset = 0;		/* offset to valid chars in input buffer */