diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 12c9e38529c9..aff2b5831168 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1675,12 +1675,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_update_time);
  */
 static int update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags)
 {
-	int (*update_time)(struct inode *, struct timespec64 *, int);
-
-	update_time = inode->i_op->update_time ? inode->i_op->update_time :
-		generic_update_time;
-
-	return update_time(inode, time, flags);
+	if (inode->i_op->update_time)
+		return inode->i_op->update_time(inode, time, flags);
+	return generic_update_time(inode, time, flags);
 }
 
 /**