diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
index 6861317..ff5ab40 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 		memcpy(deliver.short_message, sms->user_data, deliver.sm_length);
 	}
 
-	if (esme->acl && esme->acl->osmocom_ext && conn && conn->lchan)
+	if (esme->acl && esme->acl->osmocom_ext && conn->lchan)
 		append_osmo_tlvs(&deliver.tlv, conn->lchan);
 
 	return smpp_tx_deliver(esme, &deliver);