diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index 71bf5f4..6a4123d 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -345,9 +345,8 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&root->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-	rc = -ENOSPC;
 	dentry = d_alloc_name(root, name);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+	if (!dentry)
 		goto fail_lockedalloc;
 
 	memcpy(private->data, data, size);