diff --git a/libntfs-3g/index.c b/libntfs-3g/index.c
index 8cb11131..b72ad7fa 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/index.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/index.c
@@ -380,12 +380,11 @@ static INDEX_ENTRY *ntfs_ie_dup_novcn(INDEX_ENTRY *ie)
 		size -= sizeof(VCN);
 	
 	dup = ntfs_malloc(size);
-	if (dup)
+	if (dup) {
 		memcpy(dup, ie, size);
-	
-	dup->ie_flags &= ~INDEX_ENTRY_NODE;
-	dup->length = size;
-	
+		dup->ie_flags &= ~INDEX_ENTRY_NODE;
+		dup->length = size;
+	}
 	return dup;
 }