diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c
index b119f66fed92..99c1983f99d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_main.c
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ void cirrus_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	struct cirrus_bo *cirrus_bo = gem_to_cirrus_bo(obj);
 
-	if (!cirrus_bo)
-		return;
 	cirrus_bo_unref(&cirrus_bo);
 }