diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index 2cdf0070419f..b365bba84d19 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -33,20 +33,18 @@
  */
 static int port_cost(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	if (dev->ethtool_ops && dev->ethtool_ops->get_settings) {
-		struct ethtool_cmd ecmd = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GSET, };
+	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd;
 
-		if (!dev_ethtool_get_settings(dev, &ecmd)) {
-			switch (ethtool_cmd_speed(&ecmd)) {
-			case SPEED_10000:
-				return 2;
-			case SPEED_1000:
-				return 4;
-			case SPEED_100:
-				return 19;
-			case SPEED_10:
-				return 100;
-			}
+	if (!dev_ethtool_get_settings(dev, &ecmd)) {
+		switch (ethtool_cmd_speed(&ecmd)) {
+		case SPEED_10000:
+			return 2;
+		case SPEED_1000:
+			return 4;
+		case SPEED_100:
+			return 19;
+		case SPEED_10:
+			return 100;
 		}
 	}