diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 4b6db3b6c5d57dd35a9b0896df3ac00df99b5fe1..9eb92bfa92ab44fadca0c5f4f7f3a1408e377578 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t veth_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	stats = this_cpu_ptr(priv->stats);
 	rcv_stats = this_cpu_ptr(rcv_priv->stats);
 
-	if (!(rcv->flags & IFF_UP))
-		goto tx_drop;
-
 	/* don't change ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL, as that
 	   will cause bad checksum on forwarded packets */
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_NONE &&