diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c b/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c
index 17212b4..cc07bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-exception-store.c
@@ -568,12 +568,9 @@
 
       bad:
 	dm_io_put(sectors_to_pages(chunk_size));
-	if (ps) {
-		if (ps->area)
-			free_area(ps);
-
-		kfree(ps);
-	}
+	if (ps && ps->area)
+		free_area(ps);
+	kfree(ps);
 	return r;
 }