diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 41d71a29bd79..5b3865ad9d05 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4802,8 +4802,7 @@ int vfs_rename(struct renamedata *rd)
 			d_exchange(old_dentry, new_dentry);
 	}
 out:
-	if (source)
-		inode_unlock(source);
+	inode_unlock(source);
 	if (target)
 		inode_unlock(target);
 	dput(new_dentry);