diff --git a/paddle/fluid/memory/allocation/buffered_allocator.cc b/paddle/fluid/memory/allocation/buffered_allocator.cc
index ca67765044c8819911756a11b37751e84e910e3c..18d02f6f657569e61d6585fc6fe53e04fbb1c732 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/memory/allocation/buffered_allocator.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/memory/allocation/buffered_allocator.cc
@@ -36,20 +36,16 @@ BufferedAllocator::~BufferedAllocator() { FreeCache(-1UL); }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Allocation> BufferedAllocator::Allocate(size_t size,
                                                         Allocator::Attr attr) {
-  std::unique_ptr<Allocation> result;
   {
     platform::LockGuardPtr<std::mutex> guard(mtx_);
     auto it = allocations_.lower_bound(size);
     if (it != allocations_.end() && it->first < size * 2) {
-      result = std::move(it->second);
+      std::unique_ptr<Allocation> result(std::move(it->second));
       allocations_.erase(it);
+      return result;
     }
   }
 
-  if (result) {
-    return result;
-  }
-
   try {
     return underlying_allocator_->Allocate(size, attr);
   } catch (BadAlloc&) {