diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 32037c57937d..844bf349bb81 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -751,16 +751,14 @@ static int send_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 
 	/* Handle special cases where there is no connection */
 	if (unlikely(sock->state != SS_CONNECTED)) {
-		if (sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED) {
+		res = -ENOTCONN;
+
+		if (sock->state == SS_UNCONNECTED)
 			res = send_packet(NULL, sock, m, total_len);
-			goto exit;
-		} else if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING) {
+		else if (sock->state == SS_DISCONNECTING)
 			res = -EPIPE;
-			goto exit;
-		} else {
-			res = -ENOTCONN;
-			goto exit;
-		}
+
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(m->msg_name)) {