1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 231a171f48b6..bdd38854ef65 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -856,13 +856,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *__kernfs_create_file(struct kernfs_node *parent,
         if (ops->mmap)
                 kn->flags |= KERNFS_HAS_MMAP;
 
-        rc = -ENOENT;
-        if (kernfs_get_active(parent)) {
-                kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-                rc = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
-                kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
-                kernfs_put_active(parent);
-        }
+        kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+        rc = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
+        kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
         if (rc) {
                 kernfs_put(kn);