diff --git a/fs/btrfs/uuid-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/uuid-tree.c
index 3b2ae342e649..c1cc9a5c0024 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/uuid-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/uuid-tree.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int btrfs_uuid_tree_add(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, u8 *uuid, u8 type,
 		slot = path->slots[0];
 		offset = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(eb, slot);
 		offset += btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, slot) - sizeof(subid_le);
-	} else if (ret < 0) {
+	} else {
 		btrfs_warn(fs_info,
 			   "insert uuid item failed %d (0x%016llx, 0x%016llx) type %u!",
 			   ret, (unsigned long long)key.objectid,