diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 8f0c19d..a23524a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -836,8 +836,7 @@
 	gh->gh_flags = flags;
 	gh->gh_iflags = 0;
 	gh->gh_ip = _RET_IP_;
-	if (gh->gh_owner_pid)
-		put_pid(gh->gh_owner_pid);
+	put_pid(gh->gh_owner_pid);
 	gh->gh_owner_pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
 }