diff --git a/openair-cn/UDP/udp_primitives_server.c b/openair-cn/UDP/udp_primitives_server.c
index 794f336642..e9379d2ed8 100644
--- a/openair-cn/UDP/udp_primitives_server.c
+++ b/openair-cn/UDP/udp_primitives_server.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static void *udp_intertask_interface(void *args_p)
         itti_receive_msg(TASK_UDP, &received_message_p);
 
         if (received_message_p != NULL) {
+#if !defined(ENABLE_USE_GTPU_IN_KERNEL)
             switch (ITTI_MSG_ID(received_message_p))
             {
                 case UDP_INIT: {
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ static void *udp_intertask_interface(void *args_p)
                             ITTI_MSG_ID(received_message_p), ITTI_MSG_NAME(received_message_p));
                 } break;
             }
+#endif
 on_error:
             rc = itti_free(ITTI_MSG_ORIGIN_ID(received_message_p), received_message_p);
             AssertFatal(rc == EXIT_SUCCESS, "Failed to free memory (%d)!\n", rc);