diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
index 325c43c6ff973895eb6b4b573b330ad596295a6a..f9718f012aae9be85a9568a2ce7be0740f08f5f6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -1937,8 +1937,7 @@ int via_fb_pci_probe(struct viafb_dev *vdev)
 out_dealloc_cmap:
 	fb_dealloc_cmap(&viafbinfo->cmap);
 out_fb1_release:
-	if (viafbinfo1)
-		framebuffer_release(viafbinfo1);
+	framebuffer_release(viafbinfo1);
 out_fb_release:
 	i2c_bus_free(viaparinfo->shared);
 	framebuffer_release(viafbinfo);