diff --git a/net/dsa/legacy.c b/net/dsa/legacy.c
index 42a7b85b84e1..8aa92b09db76 100644
--- a/net/dsa/legacy.c
+++ b/net/dsa/legacy.c
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ static void dsa_of_free_platform_data(struct dsa_platform_data *pd)
 		}
 
 		/* Drop our reference to the MDIO bus device */
-		if (pd->chip[i].host_dev)
-			put_device(pd->chip[i].host_dev);
+		put_device(pd->chip[i].host_dev);
 	}
 	kfree(pd->chip);
 }