diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index 96ac7e562b87..fcca36bbd997 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -876,21 +876,18 @@ xfs_attr_node_hasname(
 
 	state = xfs_da_state_alloc(args);
 	if (statep != NULL)
-		*statep = NULL;
+		*statep = state;
 
 	/*
 	 * Search to see if name exists, and get back a pointer to it.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_da3_node_lookup_int(state, &retval);
-	if (error) {
-		xfs_da_state_free(state);
-		return error;
-	}
+	if (error)
+		retval = error;
 
-	if (statep != NULL)
-		*statep = state;
-	else
+	if (!statep)
 		xfs_da_state_free(state);
+
 	return retval;
 }