diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index 253a944..ae7344f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -494,14 +494,6 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static inline int check_entry(const struct arpt_entry *e)
-{
-	if (!arp_checkentry(&e->arp))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
-}
-
 static inline int check_target(struct arpt_entry *e, const char *name)
 {
 	struct xt_entry_target *t = arpt_get_target(e);
@@ -597,7 +589,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = check_entry(e);
+	if (!arp_checkentry(&e->arp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1255,8 +1250,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* For purposes of check_entry casting the compat entry is fine */
-	ret = check_entry((struct arpt_entry *)e);
+	if (!arp_checkentry(&e->arp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index 39543d9..ddff8f7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -588,15 +588,6 @@
 }
 
 static int
-check_entry(const struct ipt_entry *e)
-{
-	if (!ip_checkentry(&e->ip))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
-}
-
-static int
 check_match(struct xt_entry_match *m, struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 {
 	const struct ipt_ip *ip = par->entryinfo;
@@ -760,7 +751,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = check_entry(e);
+	if (!ip_checkentry(&e->ip))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1515,8 +1509,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* For purposes of check_entry casting the compat entry is fine */
-	ret = check_entry((struct ipt_entry *)e);
+	if (!ip_checkentry(&e->ip))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index f5d928d..d6e3c01 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -599,15 +599,6 @@
 	module_put(par.match->me);
 }
 
-static int
-check_entry(const struct ip6t_entry *e)
-{
-	if (!ip6_checkentry(&e->ipv6))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
-}
-
 static int check_match(struct xt_entry_match *m, struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 {
 	const struct ip6t_ip6 *ipv6 = par->entryinfo;
@@ -772,7 +763,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	err = check_entry(e);
+	if (!ip6_checkentry(&e->ipv6))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1527,8 +1521,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* For purposes of check_entry casting the compat entry is fine */
-	ret = check_entry((struct ip6t_entry *)e);
+	if (!ip6_checkentry(&e->ipv6))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = xt_check_entry_offsets(e, e->target_offset, e->next_offset);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;