diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 6f7cf39..e9b800e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -3888,7 +3888,7 @@
 	list_for_each_entry(vha, &base_vha->hw->vp_list, list) {
 		atomic_inc(&vha->vref_count);
 		list_for_each_entry(fcport, &vha->vp_fcports, list) {
-			if (fcport && fcport->drport &&
+			if (fcport->drport &&
 			    atomic_read(&fcport->state) != FCS_UNCONFIGURED) {
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ha->vport_slock, flags);