diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
index a953148..81483de 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_block.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 	/* connect the i2o_block_request to the request */
 	if (!req->special) {
 		ireq = i2o_block_request_alloc();
-		if (unlikely(IS_ERR(ireq))) {
+		if (IS_ERR(ireq)) {
 			osm_debug("unable to allocate i2o_block_request!\n");
 			return BLKPREP_DEFER;
 		}