diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c
index 5129b9bf534f..d7dfc7d2c058 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/setup.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ err_free_cparam:
 void mlx5e_close_xsk(struct mlx5e_channel *c)
 {
 	clear_bit(MLX5E_CHANNEL_STATE_XSK, c->state);
-	synchronize_net(); /* Sync with the XSK wakeup and with NAPI. */
+	synchronize_net(); /* Sync with NAPI. */
 
 	mlx5e_close_rq(&c->xskrq);
 	mlx5e_close_cq(&c->xskrq.cq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c
index 1203d7d5f9bd..c856fc3f197e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/xsk/tx.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ int mlx5e_xsk_wakeup(struct net_device *dev, u32 qid, u32 flags)
 
 	c = priv->channels.c[ix];
 
-	if (unlikely(!test_bit(MLX5E_CHANNEL_STATE_XSK, c->state)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!napi_if_scheduled_mark_missed(&c->napi)) {
 		/* To avoid WQE overrun, don't post a NOP if async_icosq is not
 		 * active and not polled by NAPI. Return 0, because the upcoming