diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 2121df574262..e64d20b81047 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -392,4 +392,9 @@ struct tc_cls_u32_offload {
 	};
 };
 
+static inline bool tc_should_offload(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index d54bc942ea87..24e888b9b728 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static void u32_remove_hw_knode(struct tcf_proto *tp, u32 handle)
 	offload.type = TC_SETUP_CLSU32;
 	offload.cls_u32 = &u32_offload;
 
-	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc) {
+	if (tc_should_offload(dev)) {
 		offload.cls_u32->command = TC_CLSU32_DELETE_KNODE;
 		offload.cls_u32->knode.handle = handle;
 		dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc(dev, tp->q->handle,
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static void u32_replace_hw_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *h)
 	offload.type = TC_SETUP_CLSU32;
 	offload.cls_u32 = &u32_offload;
 
-	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc) {
+	if (tc_should_offload(dev)) {
 		offload.cls_u32->command = TC_CLSU32_NEW_HNODE;
 		offload.cls_u32->hnode.divisor = h->divisor;
 		offload.cls_u32->hnode.handle = h->handle;
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void u32_clear_hw_hnode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_hnode *h)
 	offload.type = TC_SETUP_CLSU32;
 	offload.cls_u32 = &u32_offload;
 
-	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc) {
+	if (tc_should_offload(dev)) {
 		offload.cls_u32->command = TC_CLSU32_DELETE_HNODE;
 		offload.cls_u32->hnode.divisor = h->divisor;
 		offload.cls_u32->hnode.handle = h->handle;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void u32_replace_hw_knode(struct tcf_proto *tp, struct tc_u_knode *n)
 	offload.type = TC_SETUP_CLSU32;
 	offload.cls_u32 = &u32_offload;
 
-	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_setup_tc) {
+	if (tc_should_offload(dev)) {
 		offload.cls_u32->command = TC_CLSU32_REPLACE_KNODE;
 		offload.cls_u32->knode.handle = n->handle;
 		offload.cls_u32->knode.fshift = n->fshift;