diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c
index fd17a9b804b8..db19a38c8c69 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c
@@ -1354,8 +1354,7 @@ static int __init hvc_iucv_init(void)
 	mempool_destroy(hvc_iucv_mempool);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(hvc_iucv_buffer_cache);
 out_error:
-	if (hvc_iucv_filter)
-		kfree(hvc_iucv_filter);
+	kfree(hvc_iucv_filter);
 	hvc_iucv_devices = 0; /* ensure that we do not provide any device */
 	return rc;
 }