diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 0dda45481d16b3525c75ff4f45b5222e87b3a075..77ea0db0bbfc3e326d8137a26623de8fba1c4945 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -294,11 +294,6 @@ fec_enet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 	unsigned short	status;
 	unsigned int index;
 
-	if (!fep->link) {
-		/* Link is down or auto-negotiation is in progress. */
-		return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
-	}
-
 	/* Fill in a Tx ring entry */
 	bdp = fep->cur_tx;