diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index a569bf5524fa..46dcb5f7522f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4132,12 +4132,6 @@ const char *netdev_drivername(const struct net_device *dev);
 
 void linkwatch_run_queue(void);
 
-static inline void netdev_features_size_check(void)
-{
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(netdev_features_t) * BITS_PER_BYTE <
-		     NETDEV_FEATURE_COUNT);
-}
-
 static inline netdev_features_t netdev_intersect_features(netdev_features_t f1,
 							  netdev_features_t f2)
 {
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8944e1e0059d..bb81a6e1d354 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -7883,7 +7883,8 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 	int ret;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
 
-	netdev_features_size_check();
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(netdev_features_t) * BITS_PER_BYTE <
+		     NETDEV_FEATURE_COUNT);
 	BUG_ON(dev_boot_phase);
 	ASSERT_RTNL();