diff --git a/include/net/inetpeer.h b/include/net/inetpeer.h
index e15c086..c27c8f1 100644
--- a/include/net/inetpeer.h
+++ b/include/net/inetpeer.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	unsigned long val = (unsigned long) peer;
 	unsigned long orig = *ptr;
 
-	if (!(orig & INETPEER_BASE_BIT) || !val ||
+	if (!(orig & INETPEER_BASE_BIT) ||
 	    cmpxchg(ptr, orig, val) != orig)
 		return false;
 	return true;