diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
index 33606840ae159f06400e0a1031c8f4835fb2acaa..ebf9224b2d312fa1ecc4d43434bde81d751c8df0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/xgbe/xgbe-drv.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ static int xgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *netdev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	struct xgbe_prv_data *pdata = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	u8 tc;
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc_to_netdev->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc_to_netdev->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	tc = tc_to_netdev->tc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
index 45843d15086846f2d68b5d3005629927e5294da3..a949783c8fc3bbb4c2ba1926492bf4de376ca166 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
@@ -4275,7 +4275,7 @@ int bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 num_tc)
 int __bnx2x_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 		     struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return bnx2x_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index aa6a3189caca38d3764c94b9c3d1430d4e359c6f..ce6b075842ee592ee4757ebde82887eef963fb36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5447,7 +5447,7 @@ static int bnxt_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u8 tc;
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	tc = ntc->tc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
index dc1a82148ff01d27dba588221ae777c1c7c8ca4f..d09a8dd71fc2e4d28eac12be113e84b528dc142d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_netdev.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ int fm10k_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 tc)
 static int __fm10k_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 			    struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return fm10k_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index b893ff8e65f598e580bf618a39c639c4088b925d..4d6223da4a19b7ad337714760552bf226b00f23f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8419,7 +8419,7 @@ int __ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return ixgbe_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index e26b110e27da8ef25b57a9941be1f8782f673a8f..16b26d17c54c2d0374112d293ff0f0377f3ecdef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int mlx4_en_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u8 up)
 static int __mlx4_en_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 			      struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return mlx4_en_setup_tc(dev, tc->tc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
index 2cdb5718ed66a580c0748023f1c6ecd755c51855..2337789115579972ae4608445872af0b933b3759 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tx.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ int efx_setup_tc(struct net_device *net_dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	unsigned tc, num_tc;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (ntc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	num_tc = ntc->tc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
index ed0c30f590d49fd57f691b7f3894f9082a155197..1d0942c531209ea5b581ede060398b33fa7d61a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/netcp_core.c
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ static int netcp_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
 	/* setup tc must be called under rtnl lock */
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-	if (handle != TC_H_ROOT || tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
+	if (tc->type != TC_SETUP_MQPRIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Sanity-check the number of traffic classes requested */