diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index cb0c233e8396..118d932b3baa 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -3526,8 +3526,7 @@ static void __neigh_notify(struct neighbour *n, int type, int flags,
 	rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	return;
 errout:
-	if (err < 0)
-		rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, err);
+	rtnl_set_sk_err(net, RTNLGRP_NEIGH, err);
 }
 
 void neigh_app_ns(struct neighbour *n)