diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index 224649a..6b8857e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ xfs_attr_node_get(
 	 * If not in a transaction, we have to release all the buffers.
 	 */
 out_release:
-	for (i = 0; state != NULL && i < state->path.active; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < state->path.active; i++) {
 		xfs_trans_brelse(args->trans, state->path.blk[i].bp);
 		state->path.blk[i].bp = NULL;
 	}