diff --git a/lib/progress.c b/lib/progress.c
index 3985e1c1bf..59c5b9a00f 100644
--- a/lib/progress.c
+++ b/lib/progress.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ UNITTEST CURLcode pgrs_speedcheck(struct Curl_easy *data,
     /* A paused transfer is not qualified for speed checks */
     return CURLE_OK;
 
-  if((data->progress.current_speed >= 0) && data->set.low_speed_time) {
+  if(data->progress.current_speed >= 0) {
     if(data->progress.current_speed < data->set.low_speed_limit) {
       if(!data->state.keeps_speed.tv_sec)
         /* under the limit at this moment */
@@ -134,10 +134,9 @@ UNITTEST CURLcode pgrs_speedcheck(struct Curl_easy *data,
       data->state.keeps_speed.tv_sec = 0;
   }
 
-  if(data->set.low_speed_limit)
-    /* if low speed limit is enabled, set the expire timer to make this
-       connection's speed get checked again in a second */
-    Curl_expire(data, 1000, EXPIRE_SPEEDCHECK);
+  /* since low speed limit is enabled, set the expire timer to make this
+     connection's speed get checked again in a second */
+  Curl_expire(data, 1000, EXPIRE_SPEEDCHECK);
 
   return CURLE_OK;
 }