diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index f70500c85e2a..8808a6540b19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -1605,10 +1605,6 @@ static bool vxlan_set_mac(struct vxlan_dev *vxlan,
 	if (ether_addr_equal(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, vxlan->dev->dev_addr))
 		return false;
 
-	/* Ignore packets from invalid src-address */
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source))
-		return false;
-
 	/* Get address from the outer IP header */
 	if (vxlan_get_sk_family(vs) == AF_INET) {
 		saddr.sin.sin_addr.s_addr = ip_hdr(skb)->saddr;