diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index 61d7cde..a8bc7d3 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -353,29 +353,21 @@
 
 	usemap = sparse_early_usemaps_alloc_pgdat_section(NODE_DATA(nodeid),
 								 usemap_count);
-	if (usemap) {
-		for (pnum = pnum_begin; pnum < pnum_end; pnum++) {
-			if (!present_section_nr(pnum))
-				continue;
-			usemap_map[pnum] = usemap;
-			usemap += size;
+	if (!usemap) {
+		usemap = alloc_bootmem_node(NODE_DATA(nodeid), size * usemap_count);
+		if (!usemap) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: allocation failed\n", __func__);
+			return;
 		}
-		return;
 	}
 
-	usemap = alloc_bootmem_node(NODE_DATA(nodeid), size * usemap_count);
-	if (usemap) {
-		for (pnum = pnum_begin; pnum < pnum_end; pnum++) {
-			if (!present_section_nr(pnum))
-				continue;
-			usemap_map[pnum] = usemap;
-			usemap += size;
-			check_usemap_section_nr(nodeid, usemap_map[pnum]);
-		}
-		return;
+	for (pnum = pnum_begin; pnum < pnum_end; pnum++) {
+		if (!present_section_nr(pnum))
+			continue;
+		usemap_map[pnum] = usemap;
+		usemap += size;
+		check_usemap_section_nr(nodeid, usemap_map[pnum]);
 	}
-
-	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: allocation failed\n", __func__);
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP