diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 20c468356b9029d686d658a6dee546373b73a00b..dcec01856cf3c531dca9eae4aa26ad32aaeaafd0 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1735,9 +1735,9 @@ static int futex_requeue(u32 __user *uaddr1, unsigned int flags,
 		case 0:
 			/* We hold a reference on the pi state. */
 			break;
+
+			/* If the above failed, then pi_state is NULL */
 		case -EFAULT:
-			put_pi_state(pi_state);
-			pi_state = NULL;
 			double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
 			hb_waiters_dec(hb2);
 			put_futex_key(&key2);
@@ -1753,8 +1753,6 @@ static int futex_requeue(u32 __user *uaddr1, unsigned int flags,
 			 *   exit to complete.
 			 * - The user space value changed.
 			 */
-			put_pi_state(pi_state);
-			pi_state = NULL;
 			double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
 			hb_waiters_dec(hb2);
 			put_futex_key(&key2);