diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index bd93c45778d4..ceef57c9ab32 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -240,10 +240,8 @@ static int unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *real_dev,
 			 * interlock with HW accelerating devices or SW vlan
 			 * input packet processing.
 			 */
-			if (real_dev->features &
-			    (NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_FILTER)) {
+			if (real_dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_FILTER)
 				real_dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid(real_dev, vlan_id);
-			}
 
 			vlan_group_set_device(grp, vlan_id, NULL);
 			synchronize_net();
@@ -409,16 +407,14 @@ static struct net_device *register_vlan_device(const char *eth_IF_name,
 	}
 
 	if ((real_dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX) &&
-	    (real_dev->vlan_rx_register == NULL ||
-	     real_dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid == NULL)) {
+	    !real_dev->vlan_rx_register) {
 		printk(VLAN_DBG "%s: Device %s has buggy VLAN hw accel.\n",
 			__FUNCTION__, real_dev->name);
 		goto out_put_dev;
 	}
 
 	if ((real_dev->features & NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_FILTER) &&
-	    (real_dev->vlan_rx_add_vid == NULL ||
-	     real_dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid == NULL)) {
+	    (!real_dev->vlan_rx_add_vid || !real_dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid)) {
 		printk(VLAN_DBG "%s: Device %s has buggy VLAN hw accel.\n",
 			__FUNCTION__, real_dev->name);
 		goto out_put_dev;