diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
index dd342e6ecf3f..e3ee93c562c3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6mr.c
@@ -2431,8 +2431,7 @@ static void mr6_netlink_event(struct mr_table *mrt, struct mfc6_cache *mfc,
 
 errout:
 	kfree_skb(skb);
-	if (err < 0)
-		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE, err);
+	rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE, err);
 }
 
 static size_t mrt6msg_netlink_msgsize(size_t payloadlen)