diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 6e38c6c23caa..d377f4854cb8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -4661,7 +4661,7 @@ static void tcp_data_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		if (eaten > 0)
 			kfree_skb_partial(skb, fragstolen);
-		else if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
+		if (!sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD))
 			sk->sk_data_ready(sk, 0);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -5556,8 +5556,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_established(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 #endif
 			if (eaten)
 				kfree_skb_partial(skb, fragstolen);
-			else
-				sk->sk_data_ready(sk, 0);
+			sk->sk_data_ready(sk, 0);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}