diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index d2a4553bcf39..84dde5a2066e 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ static int dcb_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct dcbmsg *dcb = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	struct nlattr *tb[DCB_ATTR_MAX + 1];
-	u32 portid = skb ? NETLINK_CB(skb).portid : 0;
+	u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(skb).portid;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	struct sk_buff *reply_skb;
 	struct nlmsghdr *reply_nlh = NULL;