diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index 3df8628..394ff36 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -243,10 +243,8 @@
 	if ( sbi->catatonic ) {
 		/* We might have slept, so check again for catatonic mode */
 		wq->status = -ENOENT;
-		if ( wq->name ) {
-			kfree(wq->name);
-			wq->name = NULL;
-		}
+		kfree(wq->name);
+		wq->name = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if ( wq->name ) {