diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
index 6e11ee6173ce566e97a61ad99e929cfc49895d84..d288f1c928de611455e44b515972b172340e4686 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1247,11 +1247,9 @@ static int efx_init_io(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	 * masks event though they reject 46 bit masks.
 	 */
 	while (dma_mask > 0x7fffffffUL) {
-		if (dma_supported(&pci_dev->dev, dma_mask)) {
-			rc = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pci_dev->dev, dma_mask);
-			if (rc == 0)
-				break;
-		}
+		rc = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pci_dev->dev, dma_mask);
+		if (rc == 0)
+			break;
 		dma_mask >>= 1;
 	}
 	if (rc) {