diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
index 7372986ac145923b9ae9535dab1f33fe10133158..deca27ea33fea1c95fb1d8fa78e7f9d505ffc9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/llite_lib.c
@@ -591,8 +591,7 @@ static int client_common_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, char *md, char *dt,
 
 	return err;
 out_root:
-	if (root)
-		iput(root);
+	iput(root);
 out_lock_cn_cb:
 	obd_fid_fini(sbi->ll_dt_exp->exp_obd);
 out_dt: