diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 6376b7b22325..315a5b2f3add 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -1199,9 +1199,6 @@ static int tcf_ct_fill_params(struct net *net,
 				   sizeof(p->zone));
 	}
 
-	if (p->zone == NF_CT_DEFAULT_ZONE_ID)
-		return 0;
-
 	nf_ct_zone_init(&zone, p->zone, NF_CT_DEFAULT_ZONE_DIR, 0);
 	tmpl = nf_ct_tmpl_alloc(net, &zone, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tmpl) {