diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
index 124b2c1d9c0b0..608f82fed632b 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c
@@ -1511,8 +1511,7 @@ static int sata_fsl_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	if (hcr_base)
 		iounmap(hcr_base);
-	if (host_priv)
-		kfree(host_priv);
+	kfree(host_priv);
 
 	return retval;
 }