diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 0464a6e9e..0391edada 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -906,7 +906,6 @@ void CConnman::AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
     NetPermissionFlags permissionFlags = NetPermissionFlags::PF_NONE;
     hListenSocket.AddSocketPermissionFlags(permissionFlags);
     AddWhitelistPermissionFlags(permissionFlags, addr);
-    const bool noban = NetPermissions::HasFlag(permissionFlags, NetPermissionFlags::PF_NOBAN);
     bool legacyWhitelisted = false;
     if (NetPermissions::HasFlag(permissionFlags, NetPermissionFlags::PF_ISIMPLICIT)) {
         NetPermissions::ClearFlag(permissionFlags, PF_ISIMPLICIT);
@@ -953,7 +952,7 @@ void CConnman::AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
 
     // Don't accept connections from banned peers, but if our inbound slots aren't almost full, accept
     // if the only banning reason was an automatic misbehavior ban.
-    if (!noban && bannedlevel > ((nInbound + 1 < nMaxInbound) ? 1 : 0))
+    if (!NetPermissions::HasFlag(permissionFlags, NetPermissionFlags::PF_NOBAN) && bannedlevel > ((nInbound + 1 < nMaxInbound) ? 1 : 0))
     {
         LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "connection from %s dropped (banned)\n", addr.ToString());
         CloseSocket(hSocket);