diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 16521a9f2038..fbee67b92651 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@ again:
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	isdir = S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode);
 	if (dentry->d_count == 1) {
-		if (inode && !spin_trylock(&inode->i_lock)) {
+		if (!spin_trylock(&inode->i_lock)) {
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			cpu_relax();
 			goto again;