diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index b1eede3..0557c45 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s: for %s\n", __func__, name->name);
 
 	dentry = d_hash_and_lookup(parent, name);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(dentry)))
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		return;
 
 	if (dentry) {