diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 1ad62c0..759825b 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@
 {
 	struct socket_alloc *ei = (struct socket_alloc *)foo;
 
-	if ((flags & (SLAB_CTOR_VERIFY|SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR))
-	    == SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR)
+	if (flags & SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR)
 		inode_init_once(&ei->vfs_inode);
 }