diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index b2704fbf2d..fe876d1a55 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -416,15 +416,14 @@ _eth_get_rss_ex_dst_addr(const struct iovec *pkt, int pkt_frags,
     bytes_read = iov_to_buf(pkt, pkt_frags, ext_hdr_offset,
                             &rt_hdr, sizeof(rt_hdr));
     assert(bytes_read == sizeof(rt_hdr));
-
-    if ((rt_hdr.rtype == 2) && (rt_hdr.segleft == 1)) {
-        bytes_read = iov_to_buf(pkt, pkt_frags, ext_hdr_offset + sizeof(rt_hdr),
-                                dst_addr, sizeof(*dst_addr));
-
-        return bytes_read == sizeof(*dst_addr);
+    if ((rt_hdr.rtype != 2) || (rt_hdr.segleft != 1)) {
+        return false;
     }
+    bytes_read = iov_to_buf(pkt, pkt_frags, ext_hdr_offset + sizeof(rt_hdr),
+                            dst_addr, sizeof(*dst_addr));
+    assert(bytes_read == sizeof(*dst_addr));
 
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 static bool