diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 7df918a5899e..5c74e67f358c 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -2967,7 +2967,7 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_reload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct net *dest_net = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!devlink_reload_supported(devlink) || !devlink->reload_enabled)
+	if (!devlink_reload_supported(devlink))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	err = devlink_resources_validate(devlink, NULL, info);