diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls.c
index deec17af5a697..1b392696280d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ktls.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ void mlx5e_ktls_build_netdev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 	struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
 	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 
-	if (!mlx5_accel_is_ktls_device(mdev))
-		return;
-
 	if (mlx5_accel_is_ktls_tx(mdev)) {
 		netdev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_HW_TLS_TX;
 		netdev->features    |= NETIF_F_HW_TLS_TX;