diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index af62267d212c..13b6315e87ae 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 9106e5db8336d5048ac79f72056572c461a2566b
+refs/heads/master: cbccb18f4f937132af64a95ae04186a6c2c05236
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
index c81be2da119b..1a66ccded235 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
@@ -1133,9 +1133,6 @@ static int qlcnic_sriov_validate_linkevent(struct qlcnic_vf_info *vf,
 	if ((cmd->req.arg[1] >> 16) != vf->rx_ctx_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!(cmd->req.arg[1] & BIT_8))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return 0;
 }