diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index 79de588c7bd6..0dd02244e21d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ static void tipc_subscrb_rcv_cb(struct net *net, int conid,
 		return tipc_subscrp_cancel(s, subscriber);
 	}
 
-	if (s)
-		tipc_subscrp_subscribe(net, s, subscriber, swap);
+	tipc_subscrp_subscribe(net, s, subscriber, swap);
 }
 
 /* Handle one request to establish a new subscriber */