diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
index d743c8721aa75cde51c3479dc79a64bfcd7370d2..efbb50ad59d81e248d50bf34006c8a80a77e4ab9 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ static int __bpf_tc_detach(const struct bpf_tc_hook *hook,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (priority > UINT16_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (flags & ~BPF_TC_F_REPLACE)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!flush) {
 		if (!handle || !priority)
 			return -EINVAL;