diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
index 85bfbc6..55917fb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipcomp6.c
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@
 out_put_cpu:
 	put_cpu();
 out:
-	if (tmp_hdr)
-		kfree(tmp_hdr);
+	kfree(tmp_hdr);
 	if (err)
 		goto error_out;
 	return nexthdr;