diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index eedcf4146d29..65ad4251f6fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -1122,8 +1122,7 @@ static void inet_clone_ulp(const struct request_sock *req, struct sock *newsk,
 	if (!icsk->icsk_ulp_ops)
 		return;
 
-	if (icsk->icsk_ulp_ops->clone)
-		icsk->icsk_ulp_ops->clone(req, newsk, priority);
+	icsk->icsk_ulp_ops->clone(req, newsk, priority);
 }
 
 /**