diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
index 93d18a7..2915bca 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c
@@ -222,9 +222,7 @@
 	 && copy_to_user(arg + sizeof(args), argbuf, argsize))
 		rc = -EFAULT;
 error:
-	if (argbuf)
-		kfree(argbuf);
-
+	kfree(argbuf);
 	return rc;
 }