diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 397eb7820929..524111420b48 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -512,11 +512,9 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_recall(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	if (unlikely(status))
 		return status;
 
-	if (cb != NULL) {
-		status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
-		if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
-			return status;
-	}
+	status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
+	if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
+		return status;
 
 	return decode_cb_op_status(xdr, OP_CB_RECALL, &cb->cb_status);
 }
@@ -604,11 +602,10 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_layout(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	if (unlikely(status))
 		return status;
 
-	if (cb) {
-		status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
-		if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
-			return status;
-	}
+	status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
+	if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
+		return status;
+
 	return decode_cb_op_status(xdr, OP_CB_LAYOUTRECALL, &cb->cb_status);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_PNFS */
@@ -663,11 +660,10 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_notify_lock(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	if (unlikely(status))
 		return status;
 
-	if (cb) {
-		status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
-		if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
-			return status;
-	}
+	status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
+	if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
+		return status;
+
 	return decode_cb_op_status(xdr, OP_CB_NOTIFY_LOCK, &cb->cb_status);
 }
 
@@ -759,11 +755,10 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_cb_offload(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	if (unlikely(status))
 		return status;
 
-	if (cb) {
-		status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
-		if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
-			return status;
-	}
+	status = decode_cb_sequence4res(xdr, cb);
+	if (unlikely(status || cb->cb_seq_status))
+		return status;
+
 	return decode_cb_op_status(xdr, OP_CB_OFFLOAD, &cb->cb_status);
 }
 /*