diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index 2b23a76bdae9..906e9e301ac8 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -1111,8 +1111,7 @@ static int f2fs_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 out_old:
 	f2fs_put_page(old_page, 0);
 out:
-	if (whiteout)
-		iput(whiteout);
+	iput(whiteout);
 	return err;
 }