diff --git a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
index d5863b8..f2c9fa4 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/ixj.c
@@ -329,10 +329,8 @@
 
 static void ixj_fsk_free(IXJ *j)
 {
-	if(j->fskdata != NULL) {
-		kfree(j->fskdata);
-		j->fskdata = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(j->fskdata);
+	j->fskdata = NULL;
 }
 
 static void ixj_fsk_alloc(IXJ *j)
@@ -3867,13 +3865,11 @@
 		j->rec_mode = 7;
 		break;
 	default:
+		kfree(j->read_buffer);
 		j->rec_frame_size = 0;
 		j->rec_mode = -1;
-		if (j->read_buffer) {
-			kfree(j->read_buffer);
-			j->read_buffer = NULL;
-			j->read_buffer_size = 0;
-		}
+		j->read_buffer = NULL;
+		j->read_buffer_size = 0;
 		retval = 1;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -3991,14 +3987,12 @@
 
 static void ixj_record_stop(IXJ *j)
 {
-	if(ixjdebug & 0x0002)
+	if (ixjdebug & 0x0002)
 		printk("IXJ %d Stopping Record Codec %d at %ld\n", j->board, j->rec_codec, jiffies);
 
-	if (j->read_buffer) {
-		kfree(j->read_buffer);
-		j->read_buffer = NULL;
-		j->read_buffer_size = 0;
-	}
+	kfree(j->read_buffer);
+	j->read_buffer = NULL;
+	j->read_buffer_size = 0;
 	if (j->rec_mode > -1) {
 		ixj_WriteDSPCommand(0x5120, j);
 		j->rec_mode = -1;
@@ -4449,13 +4443,11 @@
 		j->play_mode = 5;
 		break;
 	default:
+		kfree(j->write_buffer);
 		j->play_frame_size = 0;
 		j->play_mode = -1;
-		if (j->write_buffer) {
-			kfree(j->write_buffer);
-			j->write_buffer = NULL;
-			j->write_buffer_size = 0;
-		}
+		j->write_buffer = NULL;
+		j->write_buffer_size = 0;
 		retval = 1;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -4578,14 +4570,12 @@
 
 static void ixj_play_stop(IXJ *j)
 {
-	if(ixjdebug & 0x0002)
+	if (ixjdebug & 0x0002)
 		printk("IXJ %d Stopping Play Codec %d at %ld\n", j->board, j->play_codec, jiffies);
 
-	if (j->write_buffer) {
-		kfree(j->write_buffer);
-		j->write_buffer = NULL;
-		j->write_buffer_size = 0;
-	}
+	kfree(j->write_buffer);
+	j->write_buffer = NULL;
+	j->write_buffer_size = 0;
 	if (j->play_mode > -1) {
 		ixj_WriteDSPCommand(0x5221, j);	/* Stop playback and flush buffers.  8022 reference page 9-40 */
 
@@ -5810,9 +5800,7 @@
 		ixj_play_tone(j, 0);
 		j->tone_state = j->tone_cadence_state = 0;
 		if (j->cadence_t) {
-			if (j->cadence_t->ce) {
-				kfree(j->cadence_t->ce);
-			}
+			kfree(j->cadence_t->ce);
 			kfree(j->cadence_t);
 			j->cadence_t = NULL;
 		}
@@ -7497,10 +7485,8 @@
 					printk(KERN_INFO "IXJ: Releasing XILINX address for /dev/phone%d\n", cnt);
 				release_region(j->XILINXbase, 4);
 			}
-			if (j->read_buffer)
-				kfree(j->read_buffer);
-			if (j->write_buffer)
-				kfree(j->write_buffer);
+			kfree(j->read_buffer);
+			kfree(j->write_buffer);
 			if (j->dev)
 				pnp_device_detach(j->dev);
 			if (ixjdebug & 0x0002)