diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 1347e11f5cc9..1d00b8922902 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -359,15 +359,7 @@ static int ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *dev, void __user *useraddr)
 	int err;
 	struct ethtool_cmd cmd;
 
-	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, useraddr, sizeof(cmd)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	cmd.cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET;
-
-	err = dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings(dev, &cmd);
+	err = __ethtool_get_settings(dev, &cmd);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;