diff --git a/net/local/local_connect.c b/net/local/local_connect.c
index 538bed5d0b..0b40ed5acd 100644
--- a/net/local/local_connect.c
+++ b/net/local/local_connect.c
@@ -287,11 +287,8 @@ int psock_local_connect(FAR struct socket *psock,
 
               /* We have to do more for the SOCK_STREAM family */
 
-              if (conn->lc_proto == SOCK_STREAM)
-                {
-                  ret = local_stream_connect(client, conn,
+              ret = local_stream_connect(client, conn,
                           _SS_ISNONBLOCK(client->lc_conn.s_flags));
-                }
 
               net_unlock();
               return ret;