diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index da3f3d94d6e9..96bd962c292d 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -1404,9 +1404,6 @@ static u64 bpf_clone_redirect(u64 r1, u64 ifindex, u64 flags, u64 r4, u64 r5)
 	if (unlikely(!dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (unlikely(!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(!skb2))
 		return -ENOMEM;