diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 564a7de..e54dd59 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (path)
-		btrfs_free_path(path);
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ret;
 }