diff --git a/fs/jfs/xattr.c b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
index 7a9ffd5..6016373 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
@@ -946,8 +946,7 @@
       out:
 	up_write(&JFS_IP(inode)->xattr_sem);
 
-	if (os2name)
-		kfree(os2name);
+	kfree(os2name);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1042,8 +1041,7 @@
       out:
 	up_read(&JFS_IP(inode)->xattr_sem);
 
-	if (os2name)
-		kfree(os2name);
+	kfree(os2name);
 
 	return size;
 }