diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 87525523446d..c8a959c09f1e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1033,13 +1033,11 @@ struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
 
 	if (bh)
 		brelse(bh);
-	if (!inode)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	return inode;
 
 fail_gunlock2:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs + 1);
-	if (inode)
+	if (inode && !IS_ERR(inode))
 		iput(inode);
 fail_gunlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs);