diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
index 58b8efc23668..689c17264221 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c
@@ -2044,9 +2044,6 @@ static int validate_set(const struct nlattr *a,
 		break;
 
 	case OVS_KEY_ATTR_TUNNEL:
-		if (eth_p_mpls(eth_type))
-			return -EINVAL;
-
 		if (masked)
 			return -EINVAL; /* Masked tunnel set not supported. */