diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index ca63d487c490..fd9333dffc97 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -819,15 +819,15 @@ static bool batadv_tvlv_realloc_packet_buff(unsigned char **packet_buff,
 	new_buff = kmalloc(min_packet_len + additional_packet_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	/* keep old buffer if kmalloc should fail */
-	if (new_buff) {
-		memcpy(new_buff, *packet_buff, min_packet_len);
-		kfree(*packet_buff);
-		*packet_buff = new_buff;
-		*packet_buff_len = min_packet_len + additional_packet_len;
-		return true;
-	}
+	if (!new_buff)
+		return false;
 
-	return false;
+	memcpy(new_buff, *packet_buff, min_packet_len);
+	kfree(*packet_buff);
+	*packet_buff = new_buff;
+	*packet_buff_len = min_packet_len + additional_packet_len;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**