diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 1cbdc5b96aa7..a8f6acd23e30 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -612,9 +612,6 @@ static int br_afspec(struct net_bridge *br,
 				return err;
 			break;
 		}
-
-		if (err)
-			return err;
 	}
 
 	return err;