diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
index b4c1ee713492315f03f097ec66611c6f0b602d31..f8278cfcc1d328a1a9542663d448607de1c5f561 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
@@ -55,17 +55,11 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	struct file	*file, *target_file;
 	int		error = 0;
 
-	sxp = kmem_alloc(sizeof(xfs_swapext_t), KM_MAYFAIL);
-	if (!sxp) {
-		error = XFS_ERROR(ENOMEM);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* Pull information for the target fd */
 	file = fget((int)sxp->sx_fdtarget);
 	if (!file) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
-		goto out_free_sxp;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) || (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
@@ -109,8 +103,6 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	fput(target_file);
  out_put_file:
 	fput(file);
- out_free_sxp:
-	kmem_free(sxp);
  out:
 	return error;
 }