1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
index b2c106ca3434..a03e26036ef9 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@ struct kernfs_node *kernfs_create_link(struct kernfs_node *parent,
         kn->symlink.target_kn = target;
         kernfs_get(target);     /* ref owned by symlink */
 
-        error = -ENOENT;
-        if (kernfs_get_active(parent)) {
-                kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-                error = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
-                kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
-                kernfs_put_active(parent);
-        }
+        kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+        error = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
+        kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
         if (!error)
                 return kn;