1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index 8cefa8e13bcc..4000f6b3a750 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_d_release(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
         struct ecryptfs_dentry_info *p = dentry->d_fsdata;
         if (p) {
-                if (p->lower_path.dentry)
-                        path_put(&p->lower_path);
+                path_put(&p->lower_path);
                 call_rcu(&p->rcu, ecryptfs_dentry_free_rcu);
         }
 }