diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index 302cd7caa4a7..da578ad4c08f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -1392,8 +1392,7 @@ retry:
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&oi->ip_lock);
 out:
-	if (new)
-		kfree(new);
+	kfree(new);
 	return ret;
 }