diff --git a/tools/common/StaticRegistrar.cs b/tools/common/StaticRegistrar.cs
index 63295f5ca41f..e53b2b5906f7 100644
--- a/tools/common/StaticRegistrar.cs
+++ b/tools/common/StaticRegistrar.cs
@@ -2763,8 +2763,7 @@ void Specialize (AutoIndentStringBuilder sb)
 							any_protocols = true;
 							iface.Append (tp.Protocols [p].ProtocolName);
 							var proto = tp.Protocols [p].Type;
-							if (!IsLinkedAway (proto))
-								CheckNamespace (proto, exceptions);
+							CheckNamespace (proto, exceptions);
 						}
 					}
 					if (App.Optimizations.RegisterProtocols == true && tp.AdoptedProtocols != null) {