diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index a576603304f7..10ec699834fa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ static int send(struct rxe_dev *rxe, struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	if (pkt->qp)
-		atomic_inc(&pkt->qp->skb_out);
+	atomic_inc(&pkt->qp->skb_out);
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	return 0;