diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 896af8807979f..075a0fb400e72 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@ static int rawv6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk, struct flowi6 *fl6,
 	if (!rp->checksum)
 		goto send;
 
-	if ((skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_write_queue)) == NULL)
+	skb = skb_peek(&sk->sk_write_queue);
+	if (!skb)
 		goto out;
 
 	offset = rp->offset;