diff --git a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
index 05f5ee1f0705..d09df8f751df 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ int fscrypt_get_encryption_info(struct inode *inode)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	ctfm = crypto_alloc_skcipher(cipher_str, 0, 0);
-	if (!ctfm || IS_ERR(ctfm)) {
-		res = ctfm ? PTR_ERR(ctfm) : -ENOMEM;
+	if (IS_ERR(ctfm)) {
+		res = PTR_ERR(ctfm);
 		pr_debug("%s: error %d (inode %lu) allocating crypto tfm\n",
 			 __func__, res, inode->i_ino);
 		goto out;