diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index 40f3246..d31df0f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@
 			if (opt)
 				sock_kfree_s(sk, opt, opt->tot_len);
 			pktopt = xchg(&np->pktoptions, NULL);
-			if (pktopt)
-				kfree_skb(pktopt);
+			kfree_skb(pktopt);
 
 			sk->sk_destruct = inet_sock_destruct;
 			/*