diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index d5d69fa15d07a65a26975797d654813e5f055568..52d32f1bc7281c6da3276ae78a0cad1e63aa4426 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ void scm_detach_fds_compat(struct msghdr *kmsg, struct scm_cookie *scm)
 
 	if (i > 0) {
 		int cmlen = CMSG_COMPAT_LEN(i * sizeof(int));
-		if (!err)
-			err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level);
+		err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level);
 		if (!err)
 			err = put_user(SCM_RIGHTS, &cm->cmsg_type);
 		if (!err)
diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index 649d01ef35b6dc4dca5f3b74b593e7f5bfc272d2..271cf060ef8c69fb79f37768972af65b5457d835 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ void scm_detach_fds(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm)
 	if (i > 0)
 	{
 		int cmlen = CMSG_LEN(i*sizeof(int));
-		if (!err)
-			err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level);
+		err = put_user(SOL_SOCKET, &cm->cmsg_level);
 		if (!err)
 			err = put_user(SCM_RIGHTS, &cm->cmsg_type);
 		if (!err)