diff a/src/hotspot/share/prims/unsafe.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/unsafe.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/unsafe.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/unsafe.cpp
@@ -873,13 +873,11 @@
   if (anon_klass != NULL) {
     res_jh = JNIHandles::make_local(env, anon_klass->java_mirror());
   }
 
   // try/finally clause:
-  if (temp_alloc != NULL) {
-    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(u1, temp_alloc);
-  }
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(u1, temp_alloc);
 
   // The anonymous class loader data has been artificially been kept alive to
   // this point.   The mirror and any instances of this class have to keep
   // it alive afterwards.
   if (anon_klass != NULL) {