diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index 4a5e752..a56fc59 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -50,15 +50,11 @@
 {
 	struct ipc_namespace *new_ns;
 
-	BUG_ON(!ns);
-	get_ipc_ns(ns);
-
 	if (!(flags & CLONE_NEWIPC))
-		return ns;
+		return get_ipc_ns(ns);
 
 	new_ns = clone_ipc_ns(ns);
 
-	put_ipc_ns(ns);
 	return new_ns;
 }