diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
index 0bc7f721b717..9774c96ac7bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ static int ipvlan_rcv_frame(struct ipvl_addr *addr, struct sk_buff **pskb,
 		if (dev_forward_skb(ipvlan->dev, skb) == NET_RX_SUCCESS)
 			success = true;
 	} else {
-		if (!ether_addr_equal_64bits(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest,
-					     ipvlan->phy_dev->dev_addr))
-			skb->pkt_type = PACKET_OTHERHOST;
-
 		ret = RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER;
 		success = true;
 	}