diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index 56c19b0..290a9d7 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ static struct dentry *f2fs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		if (err)
 			goto err_out;
 	}
-	if (!IS_ERR(inode) && f2fs_encrypted_inode(dir) &&
-			(S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) &&
-			!fscrypt_has_permitted_context(dir, inode)) {
+	if (f2fs_encrypted_inode(dir) &&
+	    (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) &&
+	    !fscrypt_has_permitted_context(dir, inode)) {
 		bool nokey = f2fs_encrypted_inode(inode) &&
 			!fscrypt_has_encryption_key(inode);
 		err = nokey ? -ENOKEY : -EPERM;