diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tua6100.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tua6100.c
index 8855439..6ba0029 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tua6100.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tua6100.c
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 
 static int tua6100_release(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
-	if (fe->tuner_priv)
-		kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
+	kfree(fe->tuner_priv);
 	fe->tuner_priv = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }