diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index cda5f0e331c4ff..df5b8629fe0f9d 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     const_fn_trait_bound,
     const_mut_refs,
     const_panic,
-    const_raw_ptr_deref,
+    const_fn_transmute,
     const_unreachable_unchecked,
     doc_cfg,
     ptr_metadata,
diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index 5620080a8e81dc..ff5bc12f956802 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -146,14 +146,8 @@ impl CStr {
     /// `NUL` byte (or the string will be truncated).
     #[inline]
     pub const unsafe fn from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(bytes: &[u8]) -> &CStr {
-        // Note: This can be done using pointer deref (which requires
-        // `const_raw_ptr_deref` to be const) or `transmute` (which requires
-        // `const_transmute` to be const) or `ptr::from_raw_parts` (which
-        // requires `ptr_metadata`).
-        // While none of them are current stable, it is very likely that one of
-        // them will eventually be.
         // SAFETY: Properties of `bytes` guaranteed by the safety precondition.
-        unsafe { &*(bytes as *const [u8] as *const Self) }
+        unsafe { core::mem::transmute(bytes) }
     }
 
     /// Returns a C pointer to the string.