diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index 4c71dba90120..0ea31a53fd5b 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ static void autofs4_notify_daemon(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&sbi->wq_mutex);
 
-	if (autofs4_write(sbi, pipe, &pkt, pktsz))
 	switch (ret = autofs4_write(sbi, pipe, &pkt, pktsz)) {
 	case 0:
 		break;