diff --git a/drivers/net/rionet.c b/drivers/net/rionet.c
index a6fd27a..ec59e29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/rionet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/rionet.c
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RIONET_RX_RING_SIZE; i++)
-		if (rnet->rx_skb[i])
-			kfree_skb(rnet->rx_skb[i]);
+		kfree_skb(rnet->rx_skb[i]);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(peer, tmp, &rionet_peers, node) {
 		if (rionet_active[peer->rdev->destid]) {