diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index b070a97376c8..d84f28c683c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -7750,12 +7750,7 @@ igb_get_i2c_client(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u8 dev_addr)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* no client_list found, create a new one as long as
-	 * irqs are not disabled
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(irqs_disabled()))
-		goto exit;
-
+	/* no client_list found, create a new one */
 	client_list = kzalloc(sizeof(*client_list), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (client_list == NULL)
 		goto exit;