diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
index af939796750d..d2bb5a9a303f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ static int netevent_callback(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long event,
 	if (event == NETEVENT_NEIGH_UPDATE) {
 		struct neighbour *neigh = ctx;
 
-		if (neigh->dev->type == ARPHRD_INFINIBAND &&
-		    (neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID)) {
+		if (neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID) {
 			set_timeout(jiffies);
 		}
 	}