diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
index 5b0fe7a35ac8c8ecc8ab38c35b8aa242c340314c..ef2919987a100a687f492ea36b1ef38c29d8e9d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c
@@ -1932,11 +1932,11 @@ static void bnx2x_self_test(struct net_device *dev,
 		buf[4] = 1;
 		etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
 	}
-	if (bp->port.pmf)
-		if (bnx2x_link_test(bp, is_serdes) != 0) {
-			buf[5] = 1;
-			etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
-		}
+
+	if (bnx2x_link_test(bp, is_serdes) != 0) {
+		buf[5] = 1;
+		etest->flags |= ETH_TEST_FL_FAILED;
+	}
 
 #ifdef BNX2X_EXTRA_DEBUG
 	bnx2x_panic_dump(bp);