diff --git a/pkg/volume/local/local.go b/pkg/volume/local/local.go
index 3b0b59f563e..30a5d32c703 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/local/local.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/local/local.go
@@ -322,10 +322,9 @@ func getVolumeSourceFSType(spec *volume.Spec) (string, error) {
 		spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.Local != nil {
 		if spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.Local.FSType != nil {
 			return *spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.Local.FSType, nil
-		} else {
-			// if the FSType is not set in local PV spec, setting it to default ("ext4")
-			return defaultFSType, nil
 		}
+		// if the FSType is not set in local PV spec, setting it to default ("ext4")
+		return defaultFSType, nil
 	}
 
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("spec does not reference a Local volume type")