diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
index 5d778dd11f66..06bed74cf5ee 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_SYNPROXY.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ synproxy_send_tcp(struct net *net,
 	fl6.fl6_dport = nth->dest;
 	security_skb_classify_flow((struct sk_buff *)skb, flowi6_to_flowi(&fl6));
 	dst = ip6_route_output(net, NULL, &fl6);
-	if (dst == NULL || dst->error) {
+	if (dst->error) {
 		dst_release(dst);
 		goto free_nskb;
 	}