diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9007533867f0..3de740834d1f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2109,10 +2109,6 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
-		pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_NEWNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -2210,10 +2206,6 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
-		pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_DELNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;