diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 605347f7c408..88b33c6ddda8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -4836,8 +4836,7 @@ bnx2_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		vlan_tag_flags |=
 			(TX_BD_FLAGS_VLAN_TAG | (vlan_tx_tag_get(skb) << 16));
 	}
-	if ((mss = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size) &&
-		(skb->len > (bp->dev->mtu + ETH_HLEN))) {
+	if ((mss = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size)) {
 		u32 tcp_opt_len, ip_tcp_len;
 		struct iphdr *iph;