diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index 5d643e5721eb45ec36d3fb43d2f205e90f1ec5b5..faeaf06d377e13c3c6b185a46159c70526566847 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -200,9 +200,8 @@ void tipc_disc_recv_msg(struct sk_buff *buf)
 		dbg(" in own cluster\n");
 		if (n_ptr == NULL) {
 			n_ptr = tipc_node_create(orig);
-		}
-		if (n_ptr == NULL) {
-			return;
+			if (!n_ptr)
+				return;
 		}
 		spin_lock_bh(&n_ptr->lock);
 		link = n_ptr->links[b_ptr->identity];