diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
index dc9f74c69c408d4d0f2da7b55c1de19467bc3671..0c6f06efce12f7519c15ac4e83d79828776eb886 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_ethtool.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ be_self_test(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_test *test, u64 *data)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (be_test_ddr_dma(adapter) != 0) {
+	if (!lancer_chip(adapter) && be_test_ddr_dma(adapter) != 0) {
 		data[3] = 1;
 		test->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
 	}