diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
index a574754adcd..faef928ae5a 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_input.c
@@ -504,8 +504,7 @@ tooshort:
 		goto ours;
 	}
 	if (m->m_flags & M_IP_NEXTHOP) {
-		dchg = (m_tag_find(m, PACKET_TAG_IPFORWARD, NULL) != NULL);
-		if (dchg != 0) {
+		if (m_tag_find(m, PACKET_TAG_IPFORWARD, NULL) != NULL) {
 			/*
 			 * Directly ship the packet on.  This allows
 			 * forwarding packets originally destined to us