diff --git a/channeld/channeld.c b/channeld/channeld.c
index 3e13959c4747..0f9c3e495ab5 100644
--- a/channeld/channeld.c
+++ b/channeld/channeld.c
@@ -5158,7 +5158,7 @@ static void peer_reconnect(struct peer *peer,
 	} else if (pending_updates(peer->channel, LOCAL, true)
 		   || pending_updates(peer->channel, REMOTE, true)) {
 		status_debug("No upgrade: pending changes");
-	} else {
+	} else if (send_tlvs && recv_tlvs) {
 		const struct tlv_channel_reestablish_tlvs *initr, *ninitr;
 		const u8 *type;