diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
index 2117870ed855..437a6d822105 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/ctcm_main.c
@@ -1072,10 +1072,8 @@ static void ctcm_free_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (grp) {
 			if (grp->fsm)
 				kfree_fsm(grp->fsm);
-			if (grp->xid_skb)
-				dev_kfree_skb(grp->xid_skb);
-			if (grp->rcvd_xid_skb)
-				dev_kfree_skb(grp->rcvd_xid_skb);
+			dev_kfree_skb(grp->xid_skb);
+			dev_kfree_skb(grp->rcvd_xid_skb);
 			tasklet_kill(&grp->mpc_tasklet2);
 			kfree(grp);
 			priv->mpcg = NULL;