diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 659261218d9f6..a2551bcd10270 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -14012,6 +14012,7 @@ static int tg3_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec)
 	if ((ec->rx_coalesce_usecs > MAX_RXCOL_TICKS) ||
 	    (!ec->rx_coalesce_usecs) ||
 	    (ec->tx_coalesce_usecs > MAX_TXCOL_TICKS) ||
+	    (!ec->tx_coalesce_usecs) ||
 	    (ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames > MAX_RXMAX_FRAMES) ||
 	    (ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames > MAX_TXMAX_FRAMES) ||
 	    (ec->rx_coalesce_usecs_irq > max_rxcoal_tick_int) ||
@@ -14022,16 +14023,6 @@ static int tg3_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_coalesce *ec)
 	    (ec->stats_block_coalesce_usecs < min_stat_coal_ticks))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* No rx interrupts will be generated if both are zero */
-	if ((ec->rx_coalesce_usecs == 0) &&
-	    (ec->rx_max_coalesced_frames == 0))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* No tx interrupts will be generated if both are zero */
-	if ((ec->tx_coalesce_usecs == 0) &&
-	    (ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames == 0))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* Only copy relevant parameters, ignore all others. */
 	tp->coal.rx_coalesce_usecs = ec->rx_coalesce_usecs;
 	tp->coal.tx_coalesce_usecs = ec->tx_coalesce_usecs;