diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
index 317a93129551..7044a2853886 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
@@ -421,8 +421,7 @@ int ethnl_set_linkmodes(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	ret = __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(dev, &ksettings);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (info)
-			GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "failed to retrieve link settings");
+		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "failed to retrieve link settings");
 		goto out_ops;
 	}