diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 751202a285a6a..499003ee80554 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ struct phy_device *mdiobus_scan(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr)
 	int err;
 
 	phydev = get_phy_device(bus, addr, false);
-	if (IS_ERR(phydev) || phydev == NULL)
+	if (IS_ERR(phydev))
 		return phydev;
 
 	/*