diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index ef9e749d5e08..ae85a7654b1f 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -640,9 +640,6 @@ static struct net_device *inet6_fib_lookup_dev(struct net *net,
 	struct dst_entry *dst;
 	struct flowi6 fl6;
 
-	if (!ipv6_stub)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EAFNOSUPPORT);
-
 	memset(&fl6, 0, sizeof(fl6));
 	memcpy(&fl6.daddr, addr, sizeof(struct in6_addr));
 	dst = ipv6_stub->ipv6_dst_lookup_flow(net, NULL, &fl6, NULL);