diff --git a/net/rds/transport.c b/net/rds/transport.c
index 8b4a6cd2c3a78f0a4c7dbbf89fbe1bd6156aeb55..83498e1c75b83f3230dace76da031a6f46753ee9 100644
--- a/net/rds/transport.c
+++ b/net/rds/transport.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rds_trans_unregister);
 
 void rds_trans_put(struct rds_transport *trans)
 {
-	if (trans && trans->t_owner)
+	if (trans)
 		module_put(trans->t_owner);
 }