diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
index ff8c4a4..01d6968 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@
 						info, OVS_FLOW_CMD_NEW, false,
 						ufid_flags);
 
-		if (unlikely(IS_ERR(reply))) {
+		if (IS_ERR(reply)) {
 			error = PTR_ERR(reply);
 			goto err_unlock_ovs;
 		}
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 17bef01..897c01c 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -4475,7 +4475,7 @@
 	}
 
 	newfile = sock_alloc_file(newsock, 0, NULL);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(newfile))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(newfile)) {
 		put_unused_fd(retval);
 		sock_release(newsock);
 		return PTR_ERR(newfile);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 9963a0b..dd2c247 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 
 	file = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE,
 		  &socket_file_ops);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(file))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		/* drop dentry, keep inode */
 		ihold(d_inode(path.dentry));
 		path_put(&path);
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@
 	}
 
 	newfile1 = sock_alloc_file(sock1, flags, NULL);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(newfile1))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(newfile1)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(newfile1);
 		goto out_put_unused_both;
 	}
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 	newfile = sock_alloc_file(newsock, flags, sock->sk->sk_prot_creator->name);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(newfile))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(newfile)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(newfile);
 		put_unused_fd(newfd);
 		sock_release(newsock);