diff --git a/include/linux/mm_inline.h b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
index e8ed225d8f7ca..ff3f3f23f6498 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_inline.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@ static inline void free_anon_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	 * Not using anon_vma_name because it generates a warning if mmap_lock
 	 * is not held, which might be the case here.
 	 */
-	if (!vma->vm_file)
-		anon_vma_name_put(vma->anon_name);
+	anon_vma_name_put(vma->anon_name);
 }
 
 static inline bool anon_vma_name_eq(struct anon_vma_name *anon_name1,