diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 08c4ab37189f..967bb4c8caf1 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -3657,6 +3657,9 @@ void netdev_change_features(struct net_device *dev);
 void netif_stacked_transfer_operstate(const struct net_device *rootdev,
 					struct net_device *dev);
 
+netdev_features_t passthru_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  struct net_device *dev,
+					  netdev_features_t features);
 netdev_features_t netif_skb_features(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 static inline bool net_gso_ok(netdev_features_t features, int gso_type)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index cb46badbef5a..3a06003ecafd 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2562,6 +2562,14 @@ static netdev_features_t harmonize_features(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return features;
 }
 
+netdev_features_t passthru_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
+					  struct net_device *dev,
+					  netdev_features_t features)
+{
+	return features;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(passthru_features_check);
+
 static netdev_features_t dflt_features_check(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 					     struct net_device *dev,
 					     netdev_features_t features)