diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/udp/udp.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/udp/udp.cpp
index e6a65570d6..da4da599df 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/udp/udp.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/protocols/udp/udp.cpp
@@ -929,10 +929,7 @@ UdpEndpointManager::_GetDomainSupport(net_buffer* buffer)
 {
 	MutexLocker _(fLock);
 
-	UdpDomainSupport* support = _GetDomainSupport(_GetDomain(buffer), false);
-	if (support != NULL)
-		support->Ref();
-	return support;
+	return _GetDomainSupport(_GetDomain(buffer), false);
 }