diff --git a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
index f3515ebe9b3a7..c42252eae873d 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ struct sock *inet6_lookup_listener(struct net *net,
 				     saddr, sport, &in6addr_any, hnum,
 				     dif, sdif);
 done:
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(result)))
+	if (IS_ERR(result))
 		return NULL;
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 07fa579dfb96c..4a7869db5b6ab 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct sock *__udp6_lib_lookup(struct net *net,
 					  exact_dif, hslot2,
 					  skb);
 	}
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(result)))
+	if (IS_ERR(result))
 		return NULL;
 	return result;
 }