diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
index 437de7f768c6..c8b25de9efbb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
@@ -540,8 +540,7 @@ bail:
 	if (status < 0)
 		make_bad_inode(inode);
 
-	if (args && bh)
-		brelse(bh);
+	brelse(bh);
 
 	return status;
 }