1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index f7496c6a022b..c3a793881d04 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -156,15 +156,8 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 	 * block. A pointer to that is in the struct vfsmount that we
 	 * have around.
 	 */
-	if (!parent ) {
-		if (mount && mount->mnt_sb) {
-			parent = mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
-		}
-	}
-	if (!parent) {
-		pr_debug("securityfs: Ah! can not find a parent!\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
+	if (!parent)
+		parent = mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
 
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	*dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));