diff --git a/fs/ntfs/reparse.c b/fs/ntfs/reparse.c
index fa523dc3691e..ced4c675d91f 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/reparse.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/reparse.c
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ unsigned int ntfs_make_symlink(struct ntfs_inode *ni)
 	} else
 		ni->flags &= ~FILE_ATTR_REPARSE_POINT;
 
-	if (reparse_attr)
-		kvfree(reparse_attr);
+	kvfree(reparse_attr);
 
 	return mode;
 }
@@ -358,8 +357,7 @@ unsigned int ntfs_reparse_tag_dt_types(struct ntfs_volume *vol, unsigned long mr
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (reparse_attr)
-		kvfree(reparse_attr);
+	kvfree(reparse_attr);
 
 	iput(vi);
 	return dt_type;