diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-dbg.c
index d5cb47e2fe449ee6bb078dfc368184d832c8a1a7..1602b360353c7e52bf49d42f9ee5deabb7c1e899 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-dbg.c
@@ -319,10 +319,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_dump_fifos(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 
 void iwl_mvm_free_fw_dump_desc(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
-	if (mvm->fw_dump_desc == &iwl_mvm_dump_desc_assert)
-		return;
-
-	kfree(mvm->fw_dump_desc);
+	if (mvm->fw_dump_desc != &iwl_mvm_dump_desc_assert)
+		kfree(mvm->fw_dump_desc);
 	mvm->fw_dump_desc = NULL;
 }