diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
index 62ba8d0f2c60..59412d6354a0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen.c
@@ -368,8 +368,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_try_fastopen(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (syn_data &&
-	    tcp_fastopen_no_cookie(sk, dst, TFO_SERVER_COOKIE_NOT_REQD))
+	if (tcp_fastopen_no_cookie(sk, dst, TFO_SERVER_COOKIE_NOT_REQD))
 		goto fastopen;
 
 	if (foc->len == 0) {