diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index 3236b4167a32..94d3d5e97883 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -711,24 +711,18 @@ static unsigned char nas[21] = {
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sendmsg, int, fd, struct compat_msghdr __user *, msg, unsigned int, flags)
 {
-	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	return __sys_sendmsg(fd, (struct user_msghdr __user *)msg, flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(sendmmsg, int, fd, struct compat_mmsghdr __user *, mmsg,
 		       unsigned int, vlen, unsigned int, flags)
 {
-	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	return __sys_sendmmsg(fd, (struct mmsghdr __user *)mmsg, vlen,
 			      flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(recvmsg, int, fd, struct compat_msghdr __user *, msg, unsigned int, flags)
 {
-	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	return __sys_recvmsg(fd, (struct user_msghdr __user *)msg, flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 }
 
@@ -751,9 +745,6 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(recvmmsg, int, fd, struct compat_mmsghdr __user *, mmsg,
 	int datagrams;
 	struct timespec ktspec;
 
-	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (timeout == NULL)
 		return __sys_recvmmsg(fd, (struct mmsghdr __user *)mmsg, vlen,
 				      flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT, NULL);