diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index d511a884dad07504fb73aeb5bf134086aff3c152..6107592fbd8cd7d92fa7ff2aff0f415139ceb8d5 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ static void ipcomp6_free_scratches(void)
 
 	for_each_cpu(i) {
 		void *scratch = *per_cpu_ptr(scratches, i);
-		if (scratch)
-			vfree(scratch);
+
+		vfree(scratch);
 	}
 
 	free_percpu(scratches);