diff --git a/sys/netinet6/ip6_input.c b/sys/netinet6/ip6_input.c
index a94d5c22c509..54d5856ce094 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/ip6_input.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ passin:
 			/* Count the packet in the ip address stats */
 			ia6->ia_ifa.if_ipackets++;
 			ia6->ia_ifa.if_ibytes += m->m_pkthdr.len;
-			if (ia6 != NULL && free_ia6 != 0)
+			if (free_ia6)
 				ifa_free(&ia6->ia_ifa);
 			goto hbhcheck;
 		} else {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ passin:
 			    ip6_sprintf(ip6bufs, &ip6->ip6_src),
 			    ip6_sprintf(ip6bufd, &ip6->ip6_dst)));
 
-			if (ia6 != NULL && free_ia6 != 0)
+			if (free_ia6)
 				ifa_free(&ia6->ia_ifa);
 			goto bad;
 		}