diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index c0d35c620526..37a34c2c622a 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static struct connection *assoc2con(int assoc_id)
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < CONN_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
 		hlist_for_each_entry(con, h, &connection_hash[i], list) {
-			if (con && con->sctp_assoc == assoc_id) {
+			if (con->sctp_assoc == assoc_id) {
 				mutex_unlock(&connections_lock);
 				return con;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/dlm/netlink.c b/fs/dlm/netlink.c
index 2c6ad518100d..ef17e0169da1 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/netlink.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/netlink.c
@@ -81,24 +81,11 @@ static struct genl_ops dlm_nl_ops = {
 
 int __init dlm_netlink_init(void)
 {
-	int rv;
-
-	rv = genl_register_family(&family);
-	if (rv)
-		return rv;
-
-	rv = genl_register_ops(&family, &dlm_nl_ops);
-	if (rv < 0)
-		goto err;
-	return 0;
- err:
-	genl_unregister_family(&family);
-	return rv;
+	return genl_register_family_with_ops(&family, &dlm_nl_ops, 1);
 }
 
 void dlm_netlink_exit(void)
 {
-	genl_unregister_ops(&family, &dlm_nl_ops);
 	genl_unregister_family(&family);
 }