diff --git a/src/nccl_ofi_topo.c b/src/nccl_ofi_topo.c
index 3deffe13d..6b2a5ff1b 100644
--- a/src/nccl_ofi_topo.c
+++ b/src/nccl_ofi_topo.c
@@ -435,9 +435,6 @@ static int set_userdata_to_root(hwloc_obj_t node,
 	/* Walk upwards to the root */
 	while (node) {
 		if (!node->userdata) {
-			/* Abort when a node is reached that already stores user data */
-			if (node->userdata) break;
-
 			user_data = nccl_ofi_get_user_data(data_iter);
 			if (!user_data) {
 				NCCL_OFI_WARN("Failed to access user data of data_iter");