diff --git a/net/core/netdev-genl.c b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
index 04dcd7fc614e..b8ba91cc93da 100644
--- a/net/core/netdev-genl.c
+++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ netdev_nl_stats_by_queue(struct net_device *netdev, struct sk_buff *rsp,
 	const struct netdev_stat_ops *ops = netdev->stat_ops;
 	int i, err;
 
-	if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_UP))
+	if (!netdev->up)
 		return 0;
 
 	i = ctx->rxq_idx;