diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 90a429b7ebad..8494bb53ebdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ static void intr_complete (struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!netif_running (dev->net))
-		return;
-
 	status = usb_submit_urb (urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (status != 0)
 		netif_err(dev, timer, dev->net,