diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 05e1584750ac..ef91e856c7e4 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -3692,11 +3692,6 @@ static int memcg_numa_stat_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA */
 
-static inline void mem_cgroup_lru_names_not_uptodate(void)
-{
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(mem_cgroup_lru_names) != NR_LRU_LISTS);
-}
-
 static int memcg_stat_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct mem_cgroup *memcg = mem_cgroup_from_css(seq_css(m));
@@ -3704,6 +3699,8 @@ static int memcg_stat_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	struct mem_cgroup *mi;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(mem_cgroup_lru_names) != NR_LRU_LISTS);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < MEM_CGROUP_STAT_NSTATS; i++) {
 		if (i == MEM_CGROUP_STAT_SWAP && !do_swap_account)
 			continue;