Recently, Dong (Aequ Math 86:269-277, ) has proved the generalized stability of the functional equation $${\|f(x + y)\| = \|f(x) + f(y)\|}$$ under the assumption that X, the domain of f, is an Abelian group. In this paper, we prove a generalization of this result by removing the commutativity assumption of X. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]