diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index c0a6c8d..1e4a539 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@
 		wake_up_interruptible(&wq->queue);
 		wq = nwq;
 	}
-	if (sbi->pipe) {
-		fput(sbi->pipe);	/* Close the pipe */
-		sbi->pipe = NULL;
-	}
+	fput(sbi->pipe);	/* Close the pipe */
+	sbi->pipe = NULL;
 }
 
 static int autofs4_write(struct file *file, const void *addr, int bytes)