diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
index ee86d2c53079e68b4a3f1941f3defc4c9f348afc..55b5bb884d7366b8ed7af2be1337aebe18515ede 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_adminq.h
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ static inline int i40e_aq_rc_to_posix(int aq_ret, int aq_rc)
 		-EFBIG,      /* I40E_AQ_RC_EFBIG */
 	};
 
-	/* aq_rc is invalid if AQ timed out */
-	if (aq_ret == -EIO)
-		return -EAGAIN;
-
 	if (!((u32)aq_rc < (sizeof(aq_to_posix) / sizeof((aq_to_posix)[0]))))
 		return -ERANGE;