diff --git a/net/caif/cfrfml.c b/net/caif/cfrfml.c
index b82440e1fcb4..a931a71ef6df 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfrfml.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfrfml.c
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ static int cfrfml_transmit(struct cflayer *layr, struct cfpkt *pkt)
 		frontpkt = rearpkt;
 		rearpkt = NULL;
 
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		if (frontpkt == NULL)
-			goto out;
 		err = -EPROTO;
 		if (cfpkt_add_head(frontpkt, head, 6) < 0)
 			goto out;