diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 6aa6ff89a765..7438138c3766 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1724,8 +1724,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t ibmvnic_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	ind_bufp = &tx_scrq->ind_buf;
 
 	if (test_bit(0, &adapter->resetting)) {
-		if (!netif_subqueue_stopped(netdev, skb))
-			netif_stop_subqueue(netdev, queue_num);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
 		tx_send_failed++;