diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c
index 334c7f85351b..990d9f4bc463 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_export.c
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_UNKNOWN,
 					inum->no_addr,
 					0, 0);
-	if (!inode)
-		goto fail;
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto fail;