diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index c3c4051a089df817b63d382645bdba0affd7f86f..daca0dee88f3634570ab6cf984e80066bd331341 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -675,8 +675,7 @@ static int sixpack_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	kfree(xbuff);
 	kfree(rbuff);
 
-	if (dev)
-		free_netdev(dev);
+	free_netdev(dev);
 
 out:
 	return err;