diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
index 02d5ccd0eaa1..480f2e0ecc11 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_login.c
@@ -978,8 +978,7 @@ int iscsit_setup_np(
 	return 0;
 fail:
 	np->np_socket = NULL;
-	if (sock)
-		sock_release(sock);
+	sock_release(sock);
 	return ret;
 }