diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
index 38e88c35488504b5a12c33244bc136202b3eee4d..3096810120ee1086fe078a9678da578953acb3a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-mac.c
@@ -448,9 +448,6 @@ int dpaa2_mac_connect(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 
 void dpaa2_mac_disconnect(struct dpaa2_mac *mac)
 {
-	if (!mac->phylink)
-		return;
-
 	phylink_disconnect_phy(mac->phylink);
 	phylink_destroy(mac->phylink);
 	dpaa2_pcs_destroy(mac);