diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 220b758523ae..6a06a1d1ea7b 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -81,24 +81,23 @@ int sysfs_sd_setattr(struct sysfs_dirent *sd, struct iattr * iattr)
 		if (!sd_attrs)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		sd->s_iattr = sd_attrs;
-	} else {
-		/* attributes were changed at least once in past */
-		iattrs = &sd_attrs->ia_iattr;
+	}
+	/* attributes were changed at least once in past */
+	iattrs = &sd_attrs->ia_iattr;
 
-		if (ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
-			iattrs->ia_uid = iattr->ia_uid;
-		if (ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
-			iattrs->ia_gid = iattr->ia_gid;
-		if (ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME)
-			iattrs->ia_atime = iattr->ia_atime;
-		if (ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME)
-			iattrs->ia_mtime = iattr->ia_mtime;
-		if (ia_valid & ATTR_CTIME)
-			iattrs->ia_ctime = iattr->ia_ctime;
-		if (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
-			umode_t mode = iattr->ia_mode;
-			iattrs->ia_mode = sd->s_mode = mode;
-		}
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+		iattrs->ia_uid = iattr->ia_uid;
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+		iattrs->ia_gid = iattr->ia_gid;
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME)
+		iattrs->ia_atime = iattr->ia_atime;
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME)
+		iattrs->ia_mtime = iattr->ia_mtime;
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_CTIME)
+		iattrs->ia_ctime = iattr->ia_ctime;
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
+		umode_t mode = iattr->ia_mode;
+		iattrs->ia_mode = sd->s_mode = mode;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }