diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 62061fd2314394b3debafabdcce640e988f09377..d415e67b557bbc862bd0953d792fa38d5e907455 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ void mlx5e_ethtool_get_ethtool_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 {
 	int i, idx = 0;
 
-	if (!data)
-		return;
-
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	mlx5e_update_stats(priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);