diff --git a/changes/bug17781 b/changes/bug17781
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01ed231b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug17781
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Compilation fixes:
+    - Fix a compilation warning with Clang 3.6: Do not check the
+      presence of an address which can never be NULL. Fixes bug 17781.
diff --git a/src/or/connection_edge.c b/src/or/connection_edge.c
index 49f9ba4978..d210f93fa1 100644
--- a/src/or/connection_edge.c
+++ b/src/or/connection_edge.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ connection_ap_fail_onehop(const char *failed_digest,
       /* we don't know the digest; have to compare addr:port */
       tor_addr_t addr;
       if (!build_state || !build_state->chosen_exit ||
-          !entry_conn->socks_request || !entry_conn->socks_request->address)
+          !entry_conn->socks_request)
         continue;
       if (tor_addr_parse(&addr, entry_conn->socks_request->address)<0 ||
           !tor_addr_eq(&build_state->chosen_exit->addr, &addr) ||