diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index e1e44d68ac4b..a8ad710629e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@ static struct dst_entry *vxlan6_get_route(struct vxlan_dev *vxlan,
 
 	ndst = ipv6_stub->ipv6_dst_lookup_flow(vxlan->net, sock6->sock->sk,
 					       &fl6, NULL);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(ndst))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(ndst)) {
 		netdev_dbg(dev, "no route to %pI6\n", daddr);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENETUNREACH);
 	}