diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
index 00c373ef079..233513548d7 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/rack.c
@@ -18877,7 +18877,7 @@ rack_fast_rsm_output(struct tcpcb *tp, struct tcp_rack *rack, struct rack_sendma
 		log.u_bbr.pkts_out = tp->t_maxseg;
 		log.u_bbr.timeStamp = cts;
 		log.u_bbr.inflight = ctf_flight_size(rack->rc_tp, rack->r_ctl.rc_sacked);
-		if (rsm && (rsm->r_rtr_cnt > 0)) {
+		if (rsm->r_rtr_cnt > 0) {
 			/*
 			 * When we have a retransmit we want to log the
 			 * burst at send and flight at send from before.