diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index fc2c06c..2bd78e2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -289,13 +289,10 @@
 	struct vc_data *vc = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!vc_num)
-		return 0;
-
 	console_lock();
 	if (VT_BUSY(vc_num))
 		ret = -EBUSY;
-	else
+	else if (vc_num)
 		vc = vc_deallocate(vc_num);
 	console_unlock();