diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index fdf3308b033506..8a06f97320e04f 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static ssize_t speed_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (!rtnl_trylock())
 		return restart_syscall();
 
-	if (netif_running(netdev) && netif_device_present(netdev)) {
+	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
 		struct ethtool_link_ksettings cmd;
 
 		if (!__ethtool_get_link_ksettings(netdev, &cmd))
diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index e31d1247b9f084..442c4c343e155b 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ int __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!dev->ethtool_ops->get_link_ksettings)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	if (!netif_device_present(dev))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	memset(link_ksettings, 0, sizeof(*link_ksettings));
 	return dev->ethtool_ops->get_link_ksettings(dev, link_ksettings);
 }