diff --git a/ip/tcp_metrics.c b/ip/tcp_metrics.c
index f82604f4..ac2613a0 100644
--- a/ip/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/ip/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -112,47 +112,44 @@ static int process_msg(const struct sockaddr_nl *who, struct nlmsghdr *n,
 	parse_rtattr(attrs, TCP_METRICS_ATTR_MAX, (void *) ghdr + GENL_HDRLEN,
 		     len);
 
-	a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV4];
-	if (a) {
+	if (attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV4]) {
 		if (f.daddr.family && f.daddr.family != AF_INET)
 			return 0;
+		a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV4];
 		memcpy(&daddr.data, RTA_DATA(a), 4);
 		daddr.bytelen = 4;
 		family = AF_INET;
 		atype = TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV4;
 		dlen = RTA_PAYLOAD(a);
-	} else {
-		a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV6];
-		if (a) {
-			if (f.daddr.family && f.daddr.family != AF_INET6)
-				return 0;
-			memcpy(&daddr.data, RTA_DATA(a), 16);
-			daddr.bytelen = 16;
-			family = AF_INET6;
-			atype = TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV6;
-			dlen = RTA_PAYLOAD(a);
-		} else
+	} else if (attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV6]) {
+		if (f.daddr.family && f.daddr.family != AF_INET6)
 			return 0;
+		a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV6];
+		memcpy(&daddr.data, RTA_DATA(a), 16);
+		daddr.bytelen = 16;
+		family = AF_INET6;
+		atype = TCP_METRICS_ATTR_ADDR_IPV6;
+		dlen = RTA_PAYLOAD(a);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV4];
-	if (a) {
+	if (attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV4]) {
 		if (f.saddr.family && f.saddr.family != AF_INET)
 			return 0;
+		a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV4];
 		memcpy(&saddr.data, RTA_DATA(a), 4);
 		saddr.bytelen = 4;
 		stype = TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV4;
 		slen = RTA_PAYLOAD(a);
-	} else {
+	} else if (attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV6]) {
+		if (f.saddr.family && f.saddr.family != AF_INET6)
+			return 0;
 		a = attrs[TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV6];
-		if (a) {
-			if (f.saddr.family && f.saddr.family != AF_INET6)
-				return 0;
-			memcpy(&saddr.data, RTA_DATA(a), 16);
-			saddr.bytelen = 16;
-			stype = TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV6;
-			slen = RTA_PAYLOAD(a);
-		}
+		memcpy(&saddr.data, RTA_DATA(a), 16);
+		saddr.bytelen = 16;
+		stype = TCP_METRICS_ATTR_SADDR_IPV6;
+		slen = RTA_PAYLOAD(a);
 	}
 
 	if (f.daddr.family && f.daddr.bitlen >= 0 &&