diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
index 8534989836aa..a5ee2faa1073 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,6 @@ static int fsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iounmap(master->base);
 exit_kfree:
 	kfree(master);
-	master = NULL;
 exit:
 	return ret;
 }