diff --git a/libc/stdio/flockfile.c b/libc/stdio/flockfile.c
index a81879efc..bfb081cde 100644
--- a/libc/stdio/flockfile.c
+++ b/libc/stdio/flockfile.c
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ __fremovelock(FILE*  fp)
             lock->file = NULL;
         }
         lock_table_unlock(t);
-
-        if (lock != NULL)
-            free(lock);
+        free(lock);
     }
 }