diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index e1bdaf056c8f7b6130d0f0eed15f356bfe3c8261..c5614d8e74fadcb11dc6e7e87b75f1011414f0f7 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ static int __tipc_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dlen)
 
 	if (unlikely(!dest)) {
 		dest = &tsk->peer;
-		if (!syn || dest->family != AF_TIPC)
+		if (!syn && dest->family != AF_TIPC)
 			return -EDESTADDRREQ;
 	}