diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index 172454e6b979e935ef0d184953b6c35b06c32592..fac1a78afb3917d63cd8ac39e6aa938116ea5167 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ static void bucket_table_free(const struct bucket_table *tbl)
 	if (tbl->nest)
 		nested_bucket_table_free(tbl);
 
-	if (tbl)
-		kvfree(tbl->locks);
-
+	kvfree(tbl->locks);
 	kvfree(tbl);
 }