diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index 49781bee7905..93ed850d508e 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ menu "UML-specific options"
 config UML
 	bool
 	default y
+	select ARCH_DISABLE_KASAN_INLINE if STATIC_LINK
 	select ARCH_NEEDS_DEFER_KASAN if STATIC_LINK
 	select ARCH_WANTS_DYNAMIC_TASK_STRUCT
 	select ARCH_HAS_CACHE_LINE_SIZE
diff --git a/arch/um/include/asm/kasan.h b/arch/um/include/asm/kasan.h
index b54a4e937fd1..81bcdc0f962e 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/asm/kasan.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/asm/kasan.h
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
 void kasan_init(void);
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_STATIC_LINK) && defined(CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE)
-#error UML does not work in KASAN_INLINE mode with STATIC_LINK enabled!
-#endif
 #else
 static inline void kasan_init(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_KASAN */