diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index 6703efa..a47ac9a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (value)
-		kfree(value);
+	kfree(value);
 
 	if (!error) {
 		/* Release the old one */