diff --git a/sys/rpc/clnt_bck.c b/sys/rpc/clnt_bck.c
index f1c8dde5c82..66f3c308e8e 100644
--- a/sys/rpc/clnt_bck.c
+++ b/sys/rpc/clnt_bck.c
@@ -175,14 +175,9 @@ clnt_bck_create(
 	return (cl);
 
 err:
-	if (cl) {
-		if (ct) {
-			mtx_destroy(&ct->ct_lock);
-			mem_free(ct, sizeof (struct ct_data));
-		}
-		if (cl)
-			mem_free(cl, sizeof (CLIENT));
-	}
+	mtx_destroy(&ct->ct_lock);
+	mem_free(ct, sizeof (struct ct_data));
+	mem_free(cl, sizeof (CLIENT));
 	return (NULL);
 }