diff --git a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
index 02b35cf53a62..66405f400509 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
@@ -155,13 +155,9 @@ static void ntb_netdev_rx_handler(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp, void *qp_data,
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 	skb_record_rx_queue(skb, q->qid);
 
-	if (netif_rx(skb) == NET_RX_DROP) {
-		ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
-		ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;
-	} else {
-		ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
-		ndev->stats.rx_bytes += len;
-	}
+	netif_rx(skb);
+	ndev->stats.rx_packets++;
+	ndev->stats.rx_bytes += len;
 
 	skb = new_skb;