diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 333c177a2471..68bd609026e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -2108,8 +2108,7 @@ static int rdt_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	ctx->kfc.magic = RDTGROUP_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	fc->fs_private = &ctx->kfc;
 	fc->ops = &rdt_fs_context_ops;
-	if (fc->user_ns)
-		put_user_ns(fc->user_ns);
+	put_user_ns(fc->user_ns);
 	fc->user_ns = get_user_ns(&init_user_ns);
 	fc->global = true;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index 1b56686ab178..db81cfbab9d6 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ static int sysfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	fc->fs_private = kfc;
 	fc->ops = &sysfs_fs_context_ops;
 	if (netns) {
-		if (fc->user_ns)
-			put_user_ns(fc->user_ns);
+		put_user_ns(fc->user_ns);
 		fc->user_ns = get_user_ns(netns->user_ns);
 	}
 	fc->global = true;
diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index 217cec4e22c6..bbcdd3457eb0 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -2184,8 +2184,7 @@ static int cgroup_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 		fc->ops = &cgroup_fs_context_ops;
 	else
 		fc->ops = &cgroup1_fs_context_ops;
-	if (fc->user_ns)
-		put_user_ns(fc->user_ns);
+	put_user_ns(fc->user_ns);
 	fc->user_ns = get_user_ns(ctx->ns->user_ns);
 	fc->global = true;
 	return 0;