diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index fd76f8e108ef..8520acc34b18 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -552,8 +552,7 @@ static int create_trace_uprobe(int argc, char **argv)
 	return ret;
 
 fail_address_parse:
-	if (inode)
-		iput(inode);
+	iput(inode);
 
 	pr_info("Failed to parse address or file.\n");