diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
index 225e5ed6714f..86c0303eb24a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/osc_request.c
@@ -1998,9 +1998,7 @@ int osc_build_rpc(const struct lu_env *env, struct client_obd *cli,
 	if (mem_tight != 0)
 		cfs_memory_pressure_restore(mpflag);
 
-	if (crattr != NULL) {
-		kfree(crattr);
-	}
+	kfree(crattr);
 
 	if (rc != 0) {
 		LASSERT(req == NULL);