diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index d68f23021af3..9a4b50a411f3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -1749,23 +1749,21 @@ xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, lockflags);
 	if (O_udqpp)
 		*O_udqpp = uq;
-	else if (uq)
+	else
 		xfs_qm_dqrele(uq);
 	if (O_gdqpp)
 		*O_gdqpp = gq;
-	else if (gq)
+	else
 		xfs_qm_dqrele(gq);
 	if (O_pdqpp)
 		*O_pdqpp = pq;
-	else if (pq)
+	else
 		xfs_qm_dqrele(pq);
 	return 0;
 
 error_rele:
-	if (gq)
-		xfs_qm_dqrele(gq);
-	if (uq)
-		xfs_qm_dqrele(uq);
+	xfs_qm_dqrele(gq);
+	xfs_qm_dqrele(uq);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 9f622feda6a4..95745be3ab47 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -796,8 +796,7 @@ xfs_open_devices(
  out_free_ddev_targ:
 	xfs_free_buftarg(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp);
  out_close_rtdev:
-	if (rtdev)
-		xfs_blkdev_put(rtdev);
+	xfs_blkdev_put(rtdev);
  out_close_logdev:
 	if (logdev && logdev != ddev)
 		xfs_blkdev_put(logdev);