diff --git a/libntfs/attrib.c b/libntfs/attrib.c
index 8db56067..21c89db6 100644
--- a/libntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/libntfs/attrib.c
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ s64 ntfs_get_attribute_value_length(const ATTR_RECORD *a)
 	errno = 0;
 	if (a->non_resident)
 		return sle64_to_cpu(a->data_size);
-	else
-		return (s64)le32_to_cpu(a->value_length);
+	return (s64)le32_to_cpu(a->value_length);
 }
 
 /**