diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index bf8021de7bcc..6ea2a1c2db32 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 698e96a826939bb24063f6a61801c174e19c32b1
+refs/heads/master: ac6a3ef405f314c206906463ca9913a826a577ee
diff --git a/trunk/fs/cifs/transport.c b/trunk/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 7e10b13d130b..7ebe6599ed3a 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -1067,8 +1067,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 
 	/* rcvd frame is ok */
 
-	if ((midQ->resp_buf == NULL) || (out_buf == NULL)
-	    || (midQ->midState != MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED)) {
+	if ((out_buf == NULL) || (midQ->midState != MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED)) {
 		rc = -EIO;
 		cERROR(1, ("Bad MID state?"));
 		goto out;