diff --git a/fs/sdcardfs/inode.c b/fs/sdcardfs/inode.c
index 92afceb4fc65..4d558b87fe42 100644
--- a/fs/sdcardfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sdcardfs/inode.c
@@ -622,11 +622,8 @@ static int sdcardfs_permission(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *inode, int ma
 	struct inode tmp;
 	struct inode *top = grab_top(SDCARDFS_I(inode));
 
-	if (!top) {
-		release_top(SDCARDFS_I(inode));
-		WARN(1, "Top value was null!\n");
+	if (!top)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Permission check on sdcardfs inode.
@@ -701,10 +698,8 @@ static int sdcardfs_setattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct
 	inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	top = grab_top(SDCARDFS_I(inode));
 
-	if (!top) {
-		release_top(SDCARDFS_I(inode));
+	if (!top)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Permission check on sdcardfs inode.