diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 299d27d04b2b7..1077ce7e189fe 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -1496,8 +1496,7 @@ static int ext4_ext_search_left(struct inode *inode,
 				EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode,
 				  "ix (%d) != EXT_FIRST_INDEX (%d) (depth %d)!",
 				  ix != NULL ? le32_to_cpu(ix->ei_block) : 0,
-				  EXT_FIRST_INDEX(path[depth].p_hdr) != NULL ?
-		le32_to_cpu(EXT_FIRST_INDEX(path[depth].p_hdr)->ei_block) : 0,
+				  le32_to_cpu(EXT_FIRST_INDEX(path[depth].p_hdr)->ei_block),
 				  depth);
 				return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 			}