diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index d75485aa25ff3f3faa704852e03ff509a47e9e8a..8e09f0f55b4b0f8a0b1b517e19463f8df0d8a6d2 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static int kauditd_thread(void *dummy)
 		rc = kauditd_send_queue(sk, portid,
 					&audit_hold_queue, UNICAST_RETRIES,
 					NULL, kauditd_rehold_skb);
-		if (ac && rc < 0) {
+		if (rc < 0) {
 			sk = NULL;
 			auditd_reset(ac);
 			goto main_queue;
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static int kauditd_thread(void *dummy)
 		rc = kauditd_send_queue(sk, portid,
 					&audit_retry_queue, UNICAST_RETRIES,
 					NULL, kauditd_hold_skb);
-		if (ac && rc < 0) {
+		if (rc < 0) {
 			sk = NULL;
 			auditd_reset(ac);
 			goto main_queue;