diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index e57380e5f6bd78..286f10b0363b15 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -434,8 +434,7 @@ void ecryptfs_release_messaging(void)
 		mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_msg_ctx_lists_mux);
 		for (i = 0; i < ecryptfs_message_buf_len; i++) {
 			mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr[i].mux);
-			if (ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr[i].msg)
-				kfree(ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr[i].msg);
+			kfree(ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr[i].msg);
 			mutex_unlock(&ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr[i].mux);
 		}
 		kfree(ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr);