diff --git a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
index 408691b777c2..d6d3e68086f8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ static int ipv6_sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
 
 	net->ipv6.sysctl.table = register_net_sysctl_table(net, net_ipv6_ctl_path,
 							   ipv6_table);
-	if (!net->ipv6.sysctl.table)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	if (!net->ipv6.sysctl.table)
 		goto out_ipv6_icmp_table;