diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index 3addc05b9a16676b07ca13bc6faf0cba62b3acfd..889e5640455f9636e2587e906da3194118b8f827 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br.c
@@ -227,9 +227,11 @@ static int __init br_init(void)
 	br_fdb_test_addr_hook = br_fdb_test_addr;
 #endif
 
-	pr_info("bridge: automatic filtering via arp/ip/ip6tables has been "
-		"deprecated. Update your scripts to load br_netfilter if you "
+#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER)
+	pr_info("bridge: filtering via arp/ip/ip6tables is no longer available "
+		"by default. Update your scripts to load br_netfilter if you "
 		"need this.\n");
+#endif
 
 	return 0;