diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 041742b5e0e8..5db5b4f7b94d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -5142,8 +5142,7 @@ static int adap_init0(struct adapter *adap)
 				 state, &reset);
 
 		/* Cleaning up */
-		if (fw != NULL)
-			release_firmware(fw);
+		release_firmware(fw);
 		t4_free_mem(card_fw);
 
 		if (ret < 0)