diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index 5fa2471796c2..d5c7297c5816 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_msg_ctx_free_to_alloc(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx)
 void ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx)
 {
 	list_move(&(msg_ctx->node), &ecryptfs_msg_ctx_free_list);
-	if (msg_ctx->msg)
-		kfree(msg_ctx->msg);
+	kfree(msg_ctx->msg);
 	msg_ctx->msg = NULL;
 	msg_ctx->state = ECRYPTFS_MSG_CTX_STATE_FREE;
 }