diff --git a/fs/nls/nls_base.c b/fs/nls/nls_base.c
index 9de6b495f1128c09dd7c7d87767473e0431122cd..b1317ad5ca1851f0ba4954d7bb47bba1bd239213 100644
--- a/fs/nls/nls_base.c
+++ b/fs/nls/nls_base.c
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ int register_nls(struct nls_table * nls)
 {
 	struct nls_table ** tmp = &tables;
 
-	if (!nls)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (nls->next)
 		return -EBUSY;