diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4d260f2b16fe..f78b77d24e57 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e44fabbe7fbf8c71cd2e7d28078202e557b4e057
+refs/heads/master: 7af395922a9f2ba72f40a09641347b31cd1abad4
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/trunk/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index 01ea5d7421d4..d7e422dc0ef7 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -1357,10 +1357,8 @@ static int uea_stat_e1(struct uea_softc *sc)
 		/* release the dsp firmware as it is not needed until
 		 * the next failure
 		 */
-		if (sc->dsp_firm) {
-			release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
-			sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
-		}
+		release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
+		sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* always update it as atm layer could not be init when we switch to
@@ -1496,10 +1494,8 @@ static int uea_stat_e4(struct uea_softc *sc)
 		/* release the dsp firmware as it is not needed until
 		 * the next failure
 		 */
-		if (sc->dsp_firm) {
-			release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
-			sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
-		}
+		release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
+		sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* always update it as atm layer could not be init when we switch to
@@ -2240,8 +2236,7 @@ static void uea_stop(struct uea_softc *sc)
 	/* flush the work item, when no one can schedule it */
 	flush_work_sync(&sc->task);
 
-	if (sc->dsp_firm)
-		release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
+	release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
 	uea_leaves(INS_TO_USBDEV(sc));
 }