diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
index 37b44b91950b..318fee91c79d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
@@ -4879,8 +4879,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t netdev_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	left = hw_alloc_pkt(hw, skb->len, num);
 	if (left) {
 		if (left < num ||
-				((CHECKSUM_PARTIAL == skb->ip_summed) &&
-				(ETH_P_IPV6 == htons(skb->protocol)))) {
+		    (CHECKSUM_PARTIAL == skb->ip_summed &&
+		     skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))) {
 			struct sk_buff *org_skb = skb;
 
 			skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, org_skb->len);