diff --git a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
index 6f6ffe7..1e12f71 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/check_config.h
@@ -342,6 +342,14 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C defined, but not all prerequisites"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
+#error "MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
+#elif defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
+#warning "MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
+#endif
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C */
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_EXIT_ALT) && !defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
 #error "MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_EXIT_ALT defined, but not all prerequisites"
 #endif
@@ -774,14 +782,6 @@
 #error "MBEDTLS_HAVE_INT32/MBEDTLS_HAVE_INT64 and MBEDTLS_HAVE_ASM cannot be defined simultaneously"
 #endif /* (MBEDTLS_HAVE_INT32 || MBEDTLS_HAVE_INT64) && MBEDTLS_HAVE_ASM */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C)
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
-#error "MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
-#elif defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
-#warning "MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Mbed TLS"
-#endif
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_PKCS11_C */
-
 /*
  * Avoid warning from -pedantic. This is a convenient place for this
  * workaround since this is included by every single file before the