diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index fee4b0ef5566cf9e8de0bf5c568706da9cab2ea2..091ebe198194e8cb8d55c1de59a3b44aa32faf51 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -639,8 +639,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_new_pcm_runtime(
 
 static void soc_free_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
-	if (rtd && rtd->codec_dais)
-		kfree(rtd->codec_dais);
+	kfree(rtd->codec_dais);
 	snd_soc_rtdcom_del_all(rtd);
 	kfree(rtd);
 }