diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index b7766562d72c..b0b7f55c1edd 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@ int br_handle_frame(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct sk_buff **pskb)
 	struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
 	const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
 
-	if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
-		goto err;
-
 	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source))
 		goto err;