diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_connect.c b/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
index c397524..a65ee78 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_connect.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 	read_lock(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
 	conn = sk->sk_user_data;
-	if (conn == NULL) {
+	if (!conn) {
 		state_change = sk->sk_state_change;
 		goto out;
 	}