diff --git a/lib/lws-plat-unix.c b/lib/lws-plat-unix.c
index a43d57b5..467e394f 100644
--- a/lib/lws-plat-unix.c
+++ b/lib/lws-plat-unix.c
@@ -356,8 +356,6 @@ interface_to_sa(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
 			break;
 #ifdef LWS_USE_IPV6
 		case AF_INET6:
-			if (rc >= 0)
-				break;
 			memcpy(&addr6->sin6_addr,
 			  &((struct sockaddr_in6 *)ifc->ifa_addr)->sin6_addr,
 						       sizeof(struct in6_addr));