diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index fd2694174607..faf726e00e27 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static void rds_tcp_kill_sock(struct net *net)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(tc, _tc, &rds_tcp_conn_list, t_tcp_node) {
 		struct net *c_net = read_pnet(&tc->t_cpath->cp_conn->c_net);
 
-		if (net != c_net || !tc->t_sock)
+		if (net != c_net)
 			continue;
 		if (!list_has_conn(&tmp_list, tc->t_cpath->cp_conn)) {
 			list_move_tail(&tc->t_tcp_node, &tmp_list);