diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c b/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c
index 9436801..bf1f893 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/stack_o2cb.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 	dlm_register_eviction_cb(dlm, &priv->op_eviction_cb);
 
 out_free:
-	if (rc && conn->cc_private)
+	if (rc)
 		kfree(conn->cc_private);
 
 out: