diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d6fd1578f7701baaf10a94d905bade9df315fd4b..9f4390182384b90211cd5cd882c2e55f86363358 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4154,7 +4154,7 @@ void generic_xdp_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_xdp_tx);
 
-static struct static_key generic_xdp_needed __read_mostly;
+static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(generic_xdp_needed_key);
 
 int do_xdp_generic(struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -4194,7 +4194,7 @@ static int netif_rx_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	trace_netif_rx(skb);
 
-	if (static_key_false(&generic_xdp_needed)) {
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&generic_xdp_needed_key)) {
 		int ret;
 
 		preempt_disable();
@@ -4726,9 +4726,9 @@ static int generic_xdp_install(struct net_device *dev, struct netdev_bpf *xdp)
 			bpf_prog_put(old);
 
 		if (old && !new) {
-			static_key_slow_dec(&generic_xdp_needed);
+			static_branch_dec(&generic_xdp_needed_key);
 		} else if (new && !old) {
-			static_key_slow_inc(&generic_xdp_needed);
+			static_branch_inc(&generic_xdp_needed_key);
 			dev_disable_lro(dev);
 			dev_disable_gro_hw(dev);
 		}
@@ -4756,7 +4756,7 @@ static int netif_receive_skb_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb_defer_rx_timestamp(skb))
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
-	if (static_key_false(&generic_xdp_needed)) {
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&generic_xdp_needed_key)) {
 		int ret;
 
 		preempt_disable();