diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
index 424712ca28ba..4529e99b2940 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
@@ -464,8 +464,7 @@ static void l2cap_conn_start(struct l2cap_conn *conn)
 					struct sock *parent = bt_sk(sk)->parent;
 					rsp.result = cpu_to_le16(L2CAP_CR_PEND);
 					rsp.status = cpu_to_le16(L2CAP_CS_AUTHOR_PEND);
-					if (parent)
-						parent->sk_data_ready(parent, 0);
+					parent->sk_data_ready(parent, 0);
 
 				} else {
 					sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG;