diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 272edd7748a0..7f0f689b8d2b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -4453,10 +4453,6 @@ int sctp_do_peeloff(struct sock *sk, sctp_assoc_t id, struct socket **sockp)
 	struct socket *sock;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* Do not peel off from one netns to another one. */
-	if (!net_eq(current->nsproxy->net_ns, sock_net(sk)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* Do not peel off from one netns to another one. */
 	if (!net_eq(current->nsproxy->net_ns, sock_net(sk)))
 		return -EINVAL;