diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 98314b400a95c..f51cf977c65b2 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
 	}
 
 	license = get_modinfo(info.modinfo, info.modinfo_len, "license");
-	if (info.modinfo && !license && !is_vmlinux(modname))
+	if (!license && !is_vmlinux(modname))
 		warn("modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in %s\n"
 		     "see include/linux/module.h for "
 		     "more information\n", modname);