diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
index 018bbb6df4ce..efc25e788a1c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_rbtree.c
@@ -544,8 +544,7 @@ static int nft_array_intervals_alloc(struct nft_array *array, u32 max_intervals)
 	if (!intervals)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (array->intervals)
-		kvfree(array->intervals);
+	kvfree(array->intervals);
 
 	array->intervals = intervals;
 	array->max_intervals = max_intervals;