diff --git a/fs/inode/fs_inodeaddref.c b/fs/inode/fs_inodeaddref.c
index af3dacd59b..abfb4a77c6 100644
--- a/fs/inode/fs_inodeaddref.c
+++ b/fs/inode/fs_inodeaddref.c
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int inode_addref(FAR struct inode *inode)
+void inode_addref(FAR struct inode *inode)
 {
   if (inode)
     {
       atomic_fetch_add(&inode->i_crefs, 1);
     }
-
-  return OK;
 }
diff --git a/fs/inode/inode.h b/fs/inode/inode.h
index e6aa04ac18..1e7081e0db 100644
--- a/fs/inode/inode.h
+++ b/fs/inode/inode.h
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ int inode_remove(FAR const char *path);
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-int inode_addref(FAR struct inode *inode);
+void inode_addref(FAR struct inode *inode);
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: inode_release
diff --git a/fs/shm/shmfs.c b/fs/shm/shmfs.c
index fb0b94116b..f73dc35969 100644
--- a/fs/shm/shmfs.c
+++ b/fs/shm/shmfs.c
@@ -350,24 +350,17 @@ static int shmfs_mmap(FAR struct file *filep,
 
   /* Keep the inode when mmapped, increase refcount */
 
-  ret = inode_addref(filep->f_inode);
-  if (ret >= 0)
+  inode_addref(filep->f_inode);
+  object = filep->f_inode->i_private;
+  if (object)
     {
-      object = filep->f_inode->i_private;
-      if (object)
-        {
-          ret = shmfs_map_object(object, &entry->vaddr);
-        }
-      else
-        {
-          ret = -EINVAL;
-        }
+      ret = shmfs_map_object(object, &entry->vaddr);
+    }
 
-      if (ret < 0 ||
-          (ret = shmfs_add_map(entry, filep->f_inode)) < 0)
-        {
-          inode_release(filep->f_inode);
-        }
+  if (ret < 0 ||
+      (ret = shmfs_add_map(entry, filep->f_inode)) < 0)
+    {
+      inode_release(filep->f_inode);
     }
 
   return ret;
diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_dup2.c b/fs/vfs/fs_dup2.c
index 154331afc7..7d70166b24 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_dup2.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_dup2.c
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ int file_dup3(FAR struct file *filep1, FAR struct file *filep2, int flags)
   /* Increment the reference count on the contained inode */
 
   inode = filep1->f_inode;
-  ret   = inode_addref(inode);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      return ret;
-    }
+  inode_addref(inode);
 
   /* If there is already an inode contained in the new file structure,
    * close the file and release the inode.
diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_pseudofile.c b/fs/vfs/fs_pseudofile.c
index 57b2601beb..a430b6dd25 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_pseudofile.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_pseudofile.c
@@ -314,29 +314,23 @@ static int pseudofile_mmap(FAR struct file *filep,
 {
   FAR struct inode *node = filep->f_inode;
   FAR struct fs_pseudofile_s *pf = node->i_private;
+  int ret = -EINVAL;
 
   /* Keep the inode when mmapped, increase refcount */
 
-  int ret = inode_addref(node);
-  if (ret >= 0)
+  inode_addref(node);
+  if (map->offset >= 0 && map->offset < node->i_size &&
+      map->length != 0 && map->offset + map->length <= node->i_size)
     {
-      if (map->offset >= 0 && map->offset < node->i_size &&
-          map->length != 0 && map->offset + map->length <= node->i_size)
-        {
-          map->vaddr = pf->content + map->offset;
-          map->munmap = pseudofile_munmap;
-          map->priv.p = (FAR void *)node;
-          ret = mm_map_add(get_current_mm(), map);
-        }
-      else
-        {
-          ret = -EINVAL;
-        }
+      map->vaddr = pf->content + map->offset;
+      map->munmap = pseudofile_munmap;
+      map->priv.p = (FAR void *)node;
+      ret = mm_map_add(get_current_mm(), map);
+    }
 
-      if (ret < 0)
-        {
-          inode_release(node);
-        }
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      inode_release(node);
     }
 
   return ret;