diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 971282b..f153a8d 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1412,8 +1412,8 @@
 	if (UNIXCB(skb).cred)
 		return;
 	if (test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &sock->flags) ||
-	    (other->sk_socket &&
-	    test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &other->sk_socket->flags))) {
+	    !other->sk_socket ||
+	    test_bit(SOCK_PASSCRED, &other->sk_socket->flags)) {
 		UNIXCB(skb).pid  = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
 		UNIXCB(skb).cred = get_current_cred();
 	}