diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 623510e84c96..2eebeae75288 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -577,8 +577,6 @@ static int autofs4_dir_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 	inode = autofs4_get_inode(dir->i_sb, S_IFLNK | 0555);
 	if (!inode) {
 		kfree(cp);
-		if (!dentry->d_fsdata)
-			kfree(ino);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	inode->i_private = cp;