diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 73333dc..8f1ebd8 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -311,11 +311,10 @@
 {
 	struct sysfs_buffer *buffer = filp->private_data;
 
-	if (buffer) {
-		if (buffer->page)
-			free_page((unsigned long)buffer->page);
-		kfree(buffer);
-	}
+	if (buffer->page)
+		free_page((unsigned long)buffer->page);
+	kfree(buffer);
+
 	return 0;
 }