diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 75159e4184fd..9ccccd40c410 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,9 @@ static int team_port_enable_netpoll(struct team *team, struct team_port *port,
 	struct netpoll *np;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!team->dev->npinfo)
+		return 0;
+
 	np = kzalloc(sizeof(*np), gfp);
 	if (!np)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1063,12 +1066,6 @@ static void team_port_disable_netpoll(struct team_port *port)
 	__netpoll_cleanup(np);
 	kfree(np);
 }
-
-static struct netpoll_info *team_netpoll_info(struct team *team)
-{
-	return team->dev->npinfo;
-}
-
 #else
 static int team_port_enable_netpoll(struct team *team, struct team_port *port,
 				    gfp_t gfp)
@@ -1078,10 +1075,6 @@ static int team_port_enable_netpoll(struct team *team, struct team_port *port,
 static void team_port_disable_netpoll(struct team_port *port)
 {
 }
-static struct netpoll_info *team_netpoll_info(struct team *team)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
 #endif
 
 static void __team_port_change_port_added(struct team_port *port, bool linkup);
@@ -1163,13 +1156,11 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
 		goto err_vids_add;
 	}
 
-	if (team_netpoll_info(team)) {
-		err = team_port_enable_netpoll(team, port, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (err) {
-			netdev_err(dev, "Failed to enable netpoll on device %s\n",
-				   portname);
-			goto err_enable_netpoll;
-		}
+	err = team_port_enable_netpoll(team, port, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(dev, "Failed to enable netpoll on device %s\n",
+			   portname);
+		goto err_enable_netpoll;
 	}
 
 	err = netdev_master_upper_dev_link(port_dev, dev);