diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c b/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c
index f7c896e2981e..4fd2981b3605 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ static int tiny_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* setup the state for the bitbang driver */
 	hw->bitbang.master = master;
-	if (!hw->bitbang.master)
-		return err;
 	hw->bitbang.setup_transfer = tiny_spi_setup_transfer;
 	hw->bitbang.chipselect = tiny_spi_chipselect;
 	hw->bitbang.txrx_bufs = tiny_spi_txrx_bufs;