diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/empeg.c b/drivers/usb/serial/empeg.c
index 4d46394..8d562ab 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/empeg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/empeg.c
@@ -550,8 +550,7 @@
 failed_usb_serial_register:
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_URBS; ++i) {
 		if (write_urb_pool[i]) {
-			if (write_urb_pool[i]->transfer_buffer)
-				kfree(write_urb_pool[i]->transfer_buffer);
+			kfree(write_urb_pool[i]->transfer_buffer);
 			usb_free_urb(write_urb_pool[i]);
 		}
 	}
@@ -575,8 +574,7 @@
 			 * the host controllers get fixed to set urb->dev = NULL after
 			 * the urb is finished.  Otherwise this call oopses. */
 			/* usb_kill_urb(write_urb_pool[i]); */
-			if (write_urb_pool[i]->transfer_buffer)
-				kfree(write_urb_pool[i]->transfer_buffer);
+			kfree(write_urb_pool[i]->transfer_buffer);
 			usb_free_urb (write_urb_pool[i]);
 		}
 	}