diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 07b3f77e7626dd646dcd0aed83484e12ef3579d8..4c248d79ee445d776b5b49512d87b41c7cad5b17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -3168,8 +3168,7 @@ static int tg3_setup_fiber_mii_phy(struct tg3 *tp, int force_reset)
 	err |= tg3_readphy(tp, MII_BMCR, &bmcr);
 
 	if ((tp->link_config.autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) && !force_reset &&
-	    (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_PARALLEL_DETECT) &&
-	     tp->link_config.flowctrl == tp->link_config.active_flowctrl) {
+	    (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_PARALLEL_DETECT)) {
 		/* do nothing, just check for link up at the end */
 	} else if (tp->link_config.autoneg == AUTONEG_ENABLE) {
 		u32 adv, new_adv;