1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/appletalk/ddp.c b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
index c3f002717378..5abce07fb50a 100644
--- a/net/appletalk/ddp.c
+++ b/net/appletalk/ddp.c
@@ -815,9 +815,6 @@ static int atif_ioctl(int cmd, void __user *arg)
                                 return -EPERM;
                         if (sa->sat_family != AF_APPLETALK)
                                 return -EINVAL;
-                        if (!atif)
-                                return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-
                         /*
                          * for now, we only support proxy AARP on ELAP;
                          * we should be able to do it for LocalTalk, too.