diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 7baca05c4a51f..5c671b7401cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2639,8 +2639,7 @@ static void ixgbe_check_overtemp_subtask(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 	if (test_bit(__IXGBE_DOWN, &adapter->state))
 		return;
 
-	if (!(adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_CAPABLE) &&
-	    !(adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_EVENT))
+	if (!(adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_EVENT))
 		return;
 
 	adapter->flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_TEMP_SENSOR_EVENT;