diff --git a/fs/xfs/kmem.h b/fs/xfs/kmem.h
index 4d85992d75b2..758f37ac5ad3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/kmem.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/kmem.h
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ kmem_zone_free(kmem_zone_t *zone, void *ptr)
 static inline void
 kmem_zone_destroy(kmem_zone_t *zone)
 {
-	if (zone)
-		kmem_cache_destroy(zone);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(zone);
 }
 
 extern void *kmem_zone_alloc(kmem_zone_t *, xfs_km_flags_t);