diff --git a/fs/ext2/acl.c b/fs/ext2/acl.c
index 213148c..6af2f41 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/acl.c
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@
 		acl = NULL;
 	else
 		acl = ERR_PTR(retval);
-	if (value)
-		kfree(value);
+	kfree(value);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(acl)) {
 		switch(type) {
@@ -262,8 +261,7 @@
 
 	error = ext2_xattr_set(inode, name_index, "", value, size, 0);
 
-	if (value)
-		kfree(value);
+	kfree(value);
 	if (!error) {
 		switch(type) {
 			case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS: