diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c
index 21af6149edf2..12d9548457e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c
@@ -1132,8 +1132,7 @@ static int snbep_pci2phy_map_init(int devid)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ubox_dev)
-		pci_dev_put(ubox_dev);
+	pci_dev_put(ubox_dev);
 
 	return err ? pcibios_err_to_errno(err) : 0;
 }