diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 3228411ada0f..9a9a3d77e327 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ bool ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32(u32 *legacy_u32,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32);
 
 /* return false if legacy contained non-0 deprecated fields
- * transceiver/maxtxpkt/maxrxpkt. rest of ksettings always updated
+ * maxtxpkt/maxrxpkt. rest of ksettings always updated
  */
 static bool
 convert_legacy_settings_to_link_ksettings(
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ convert_legacy_settings_to_link_ksettings(
 	 * deprecated legacy fields, and they should not use
 	 * %ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS/%ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS
 	 */
-	if (legacy_settings->transceiver ||
-	    legacy_settings->maxtxpkt ||
+	if (legacy_settings->maxtxpkt ||
 	    legacy_settings->maxrxpkt)
 		retval = false;