diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index fa7e5511d7c8..bc5e633a5954 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4394,8 +4394,7 @@ int vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			d_exchange(old_dentry, new_dentry);
 	}
 out:
-	if (source)
-		inode_unlock(source);
+	inode_unlock(source);
 	if (target)
 		inode_unlock(target);
 	dput(new_dentry);