diff --git a/io/channel-websock.c b/io/channel-websock.c
index ec48a305f0..e6608b969d 100644
--- a/io/channel-websock.c
+++ b/io/channel-websock.c
@@ -586,9 +586,7 @@ static gboolean qio_channel_websock_handshake_io(QIOChannel *ioc,
         return TRUE;
     }
 
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(&wioc->io_err, err);
-    }
+    error_propagate(&wioc->io_err, err);
 
     trace_qio_channel_websock_handshake_reply(ioc);
     qio_channel_add_watch(