diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 35b59b5edf0f..8e8d557901a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -165,9 +165,8 @@ static unsigned int macb_adj_dma_desc_idx(struct macb *bp, unsigned int desc_idx
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT
 static struct macb_dma_desc_64 *macb_64b_desc(struct macb *bp, struct macb_dma_desc *desc)
 {
-	if (bp->hw_dma_cap & HW_DMA_CAP_64B)
-		return (struct macb_dma_desc_64 *)((void *)desc + sizeof(struct macb_dma_desc));
-	return NULL;
+	return (struct macb_dma_desc_64 *)((void *)desc
+		+ sizeof(struct macb_dma_desc));
 }
 #endif