diff --git a/drivers/net/starfire.c b/drivers/net/starfire.c
index 26c363462856..c3bf288aaf25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/starfire.c
+++ b/drivers/net/starfire.c
@@ -2078,11 +2078,7 @@ static int __init starfire_init (void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ": polling (NAPI) enabled\n");
 #endif
 
-	/* we can do this test only at run-time... sigh */
-	if (sizeof(dma_addr_t) != sizeof(netdrv_addr_t)) {
-		printk("This driver has dma_addr_t issues, please send email to maintainer\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(dma_addr_t) != sizeof(netdrv_addr_t));
 
 	return pci_register_driver(&starfire_driver);
 }