diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52ae6ed..cf93e66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 1. pdr: Return success for pldm_pdr_find_child_container_id_range_exclude() API
 2. pdr: Rework pldm_pdr_find_container_id_range_exclude() API
+3. transport: mctp-demux: Don't test socket for non-zero value
 
 ## [0.3.0] - 2023-06-23
 
diff --git a/src/transport/mctp-demux.c b/src/transport/mctp-demux.c
index 8988889..427c52a 100644
--- a/src/transport/mctp-demux.c
+++ b/src/transport/mctp-demux.c
@@ -278,8 +278,9 @@
 int pldm_transport_mctp_demux_get_socket_fd(
 	struct pldm_transport_mctp_demux *ctx)
 {
-	if (ctx && ctx->socket) {
+	if (ctx) {
 		return ctx->socket;
 	}
+
 	return -1;
 }