diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-fe.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-fe.c
index 1efc028a76c9c5bb937f6c8979d672ec68104596..c890fe46acd3966b8a1b6c0626e1d459c77d6bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-fe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cinergyT2-fe.c
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ static int cinergyt2_fe_set_frontend(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 static void cinergyt2_fe_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct cinergyt2_fe_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
-	if (state != NULL)
-		kfree(state);
+	kfree(state);
 }
 
 static struct dvb_frontend_ops cinergyt2_fe_ops;