diff --git a/fs/ext4/acl.c b/fs/ext4/acl.c
index 8c7bbf3e566d..b3eba92f38f5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/acl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/acl.c
@@ -215,9 +215,8 @@ __ext4_set_acl(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int type,
 				      value, size, xattr_flags);
 
 	kfree(value);
-	if (!error) {
+	if (!error)
 		set_cached_acl(inode, type, acl);
-	}
 
 	return error;
 }