diff --git a/net/rds/ib.c b/net/rds/ib.c
index 8d70884d7bb60294c1402892bff3ebe4c81d3663..91fe46f1e4ccf018a554c149a5ce3e804dc9991a 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static void rds_ib_dev_free(struct work_struct *work)
 		kfree(i_ipaddr);
 	}
 
-	if (rds_ibdev->vector_load)
-		kfree(rds_ibdev->vector_load);
+	kfree(rds_ibdev->vector_load);
 
 	kfree(rds_ibdev);
 }