diff --git a/includes/RecentChange.php b/includes/RecentChange.php
index ba52b9f8233..a9e10e3d712 100644
--- a/includes/RecentChange.php
+++ b/includes/RecentChange.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class RecentChange
 		$address = $address ? $address : $wgRC2UDPAddress;
 		$prefix = $prefix ? $prefix : $wgRC2UDPPrefix;
 		# Notify external application via UDP
-		if( $address && $prefix ) {
+		if( $address ) {
 			$conn = socket_create( AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, SOL_UDP );
 			if( $conn ) {
 				$line = $prefix . $line;