1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 9f0aa9883c28..101fe4c7b1ee 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -129,11 +129,10 @@ int ecryptfs_init_persistent_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
                 lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
                 rc = ecryptfs_privileged_open(&inode_info->lower_file,
                                               lower_dentry, lower_mnt, cred);
-                if (rc || IS_ERR(inode_info->lower_file)) {
+                if (rc) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR "Error opening lower persistent file "
                                "for lower_dentry [0x%p] and lower_mnt [0x%p]; "
                                "rc = [%d]\n", lower_dentry, lower_mnt, rc);
-                        rc = PTR_ERR(inode_info->lower_file);
                         inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
                 }
         }