diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 8d1b2c4..e636910 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -271,10 +271,9 @@
 
 	if (sfd->vm_ops->get_policy)
 		pol = sfd->vm_ops->get_policy(vma, addr);
-	else if (vma->vm_policy) {
+	else if (vma->vm_policy)
 		pol = vma->vm_policy;
-		mpol_get(pol);	/* get_vma_policy() expects this */
-	}
+
 	return pol;
 }
 #endif