1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/dccp/ccid.c b/net/dccp/ccid.c
index 9d8fc0e289ea..06b191a5740b 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccid.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccid.c
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ int ccid_register(struct ccid *ccid)
 {
         int err;
 
-        if (ccid->ccid_init == NULL)
-                return -1;
-
         ccids_write_lock();
         err = -EEXIST;
         if (ccids[ccid->ccid_id] == NULL) {
@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ struct ccid *ccid_init(unsigned char id, struct sock *sk)
         if (!try_module_get(ccid->ccid_owner))
                 goto out_err;
 
-        if (ccid->ccid_init(sk) != 0)
+        if (ccid->ccid_init != NULL && ccid->ccid_init(sk) != 0)
                 goto out_module_put;
 out:
         ccids_read_unlock();