diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 12adb32de0a2..c49424195d50 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ed4cf5b23f9d21c441e5c8feead86f2e4a436923
+refs/heads/master: 5273a258373a84bbbcbccabb356de5b68e2b8931
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/trunk/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index eff722278ff5..164d49569aeb 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ static int map_mat_entry(acpi_handle handle, int type, u32 acpi_id)
 	}
 
 exit:
-	if (buffer.pointer)
-		kfree(buffer.pointer);
+	kfree(buffer.pointer);
 	return apic_id;
 }