1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 0f2fc480fc61..07abc9ce72f2 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ static void smack_ipc_getsecid(struct kern_ipc_perm *ipp, u32 *secid)
 
 /**
  * smack_d_instantiate - Make sure the blob is correct on an inode
- * @opt_dentry: unused
+ * @opt_dentry: dentry where inode will be attached
  * @inode: the object
  *
  * Set the inode's security blob if it hasn't been done already.
@@ -2310,20 +2310,10 @@ static void smack_d_instantiate(struct dentry *opt_dentry, struct inode *inode)
                 /*
                  * Get the dentry for xattr.
                  */
-                if (opt_dentry == NULL) {
-                        dp = d_find_alias(inode);
-                        if (dp == NULL)
-                                break;
-                } else {
-                        dp = dget(opt_dentry);
-                        if (dp == NULL)
-                                break;
-                }
-
+                dp = dget(opt_dentry);
                 fetched = smk_fetch(inode, dp);
                 if (fetched != NULL)
                         final = fetched;
-
                 dput(dp);
                 break;
         }