diff --git a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
index b2c106c..a03e260 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/symlink.c
@@ -40,13 +40,9 @@
 	kn->symlink.target_kn = target;
 	kernfs_get(target);	/* ref owned by symlink */
 
-	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (kernfs_get_active(parent)) {
-		kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
-		error = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
-		kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
-		kernfs_put_active(parent);
-	}
+	kernfs_addrm_start(&acxt);
+	error = kernfs_add_one(&acxt, kn, parent);
+	kernfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
 	if (!error)
 		return kn;