diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c
index 3f25fafd422e..4b0c5a09fd57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/asix/ax88796c_main.c
@@ -850,11 +850,10 @@ ax88796c_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	/* Setup flow-control configuration */
 	phy_support_asym_pause(ax_local->phydev);
 
-	if (ax_local->phydev->advertising &&
-	    (linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Pause_BIT,
-			       ax_local->phydev->advertising) ||
-	     linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Asym_Pause_BIT,
-			       ax_local->phydev->advertising)))
+	if (linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Pause_BIT,
+			      ax_local->phydev->advertising) ||
+	    linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Asym_Pause_BIT,
+			      ax_local->phydev->advertising))
 		fc |= AX_FC_ANEG;
 
 	fc |= linkmode_test_bit(ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_Pause_BIT,