1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 7e405396dc05..e8e22535d9fb 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
 
         lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
         lower_dir_dentry = lock_parent(lower_dentry);
-        if (IS_ERR(lower_dir_dentry)) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error locking directory of "
-                                "dentry\n");
-                inode = ERR_CAST(lower_dir_dentry);
-                goto out;
-        }
         rc = vfs_create(lower_dir_dentry->d_inode, lower_dentry, mode, true);
         if (rc) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failure to create dentry in lower fs; "
@@ -213,7 +207,6 @@ ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
         fsstack_copy_inode_size(directory_inode, lower_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 out_lock:
         unlock_dir(lower_dir_dentry);
-out:
         return inode;
 }