diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 29565d82291f..d35b45696c73 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -3075,7 +3075,7 @@ static int io_sendmsg(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_kiocb **nxt,
 			if (req->io)
 				return -EAGAIN;
 			if (io_alloc_async_ctx(req)) {
-				if (kmsg && kmsg->iov != kmsg->fast_iov)
+				if (kmsg->iov != kmsg->fast_iov)
 					kfree(kmsg->iov);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ static int io_recvmsg(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_kiocb **nxt,
 			if (req->io)
 				return -EAGAIN;
 			if (io_alloc_async_ctx(req)) {
-				if (kmsg && kmsg->iov != kmsg->fast_iov)
+				if (kmsg->iov != kmsg->fast_iov)
 					kfree(kmsg->iov);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}