diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
index b90961a1c092fa84cdc6ee1fd2e057369fe44060..230eeac726fb3039ca23bdc88ba3839be4e2c0c4 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ int netlink_init(void)
 
     if (nas_sock_fd[i] == -1) {
       printf("[NETLINK] Error opening socket %d (%d:%s)\n",nas_sock_fd[i],errno, strerror(errno));
-#if defined(LINK_ENB_PDCP_TO_IP_DRIVER)
       exit(1);
-#endif
     }
 
     printf("[NETLINK]Opened socket with fd %d\n",nas_sock_fd[i]);