diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 58036f657126..f594dac436a7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -2489,9 +2489,8 @@ int nfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (dentry->d_fsdata)
-		/* old devname */
-		kfree(dentry->d_fsdata);
+	/* old devname */
+	kfree(dentry->d_fsdata);
 	dentry->d_fsdata = NFS_FSDATA_BLOCKED;
 
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);