diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
index d2b3f5a591418..e3dcdeacc12c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-i2c.c
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ static struct mctp_i2c_client *mctp_i2c_new_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return mcli;
 err:
 	if (mcli) {
-		if (mcli->client)
-			i2c_unregister_device(mcli->client);
+		i2c_unregister_device(mcli->client);
 		kfree(mcli);
 	}
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);