diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index 98dd87ce15108..b1c7e726ce5d1 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -530,8 +530,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *fq_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 			fq_flow_set_throttled(q, f);
 			goto begin;
 		}
-		if (time_next_packet &&
-		    (s64)(now - time_next_packet - q->ce_threshold) > 0) {
+		if ((s64)(now - time_next_packet - q->ce_threshold) > 0) {
 			INET_ECN_set_ce(skb);
 			q->stat_ce_mark++;
 		}