diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ff6908d3c4..a3a512a565 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ symbols = [
   # Check whether endian provides handy macros.
   [ 'endian.h', 'htole64' ],
 
-  [ 'linux/ethtool.h', 'ETHTOOL_GFEATURES' ],
   [ 'linux/ethtool.h', 'ETHTOOL_SCOALESCE' ],
   [ 'linux/ethtool.h', 'ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE' ],
 
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.c b/src/util/virnetdev.c
index 73a966a3f5..8da362d905 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("util.netdev");
 #endif
 
 #define RESOURCE_FILE_LEN 4096
-#if WITH_DECL_ETHTOOL_GFEATURES
+#ifdef __linux__
 # define TX_UDP_TNL 25
 # define GFEATURES_SIZE 2
 # define FEATURE_WORD(blocks, index, field)  ((blocks)[(index) / 32U].field)
@@ -3264,7 +3264,6 @@ virNetDevSwitchdevFeature(const char *ifname G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 # endif
 
 
-# if WITH_DECL_ETHTOOL_GFEATURES
 /**
  * virNetDevGFeatureAvailable
  * This function checks for the availability of a network device gfeature
@@ -3305,16 +3304,6 @@ virNetDevGetEthtoolGFeatures(const char *ifname,
         ignore_value(virBitmapSetBit(bitmap, VIR_NET_DEV_FEAT_TXUDPTNL));
     return 0;
 }
-# else
-static int
-virNetDevGetEthtoolGFeatures(const char *ifname G_GNUC_UNUSED,
-                             virBitmap *bitmap G_GNUC_UNUSED,
-                             int fd G_GNUC_UNUSED,
-                             struct ifreq *ifr G_GNUC_UNUSED)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-# endif
 
 
 # if WITH_DECL_ETHTOOL_SCOALESCE && WITH_DECL_ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE