diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index eb02f34b2fe090e359be3d4384ed37cbda19a686..7800d1bd8ba1663c025f3915a5c522afe3003f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ int mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce(struct mei_cl *cl);
  */
 static inline bool mei_cl_is_connected(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
-	return  cl->dev &&
-		cl->dev->dev_state == MEI_DEV_ENABLED &&
-		cl->state == MEI_FILE_CONNECTED;
+	return  cl->state == MEI_FILE_CONNECTED;
 }
 static inline bool mei_cl_is_transitioning(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {