diff --git a/fs/hpfs/dnode.c b/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
index 1d21307..229ff2f 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/dnode.c
@@ -244,12 +244,12 @@
 	go_up:
 	if (namelen >= 256) {
 		hpfs_error(i->i_sb, "hpfs_add_to_dnode: namelen == %d", namelen);
-		if (nd) kfree(nd);
+		kfree(nd);
 		kfree(nname);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (!(d = hpfs_map_dnode(i->i_sb, dno, &qbh))) {
-		if (nd) kfree(nd);
+		kfree(nd);
 		kfree(nname);
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 	if (hpfs_sb(i->i_sb)->sb_chk)
 		if (hpfs_stop_cycles(i->i_sb, dno, &c1, &c2, "hpfs_add_to_dnode")) {
 			hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
-			if (nd) kfree(nd);
+			kfree(nd);
 			kfree(nname);
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 		for_all_poss(i, hpfs_pos_subst, 5, t + 1);
 		hpfs_mark_4buffers_dirty(&qbh);
 		hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
-		if (nd) kfree(nd);
+		kfree(nd);
 		kfree(nname);
 		return 0;
 	}