diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index a0de043305defda8148dabc1885ba102fc91953c..9bd18e2d05130dcbab81c55cd4853c68521870bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -621,25 +621,23 @@ static void r871xu_dev_remove(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf)
 	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(pusb_intf);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(pusb_intf, NULL);
-	if (padapter) {
-		if (padapter->fw_found)
-			release_firmware(padapter->fw);
-		/* never exit with a firmware callback pending */
-		wait_for_completion(&padapter->rtl8712_fw_ready);
-		if (drvpriv.drv_registered == true)
-			padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
-		if (pnetdev != NULL) {
-			/* will call netdev_close() */
-			unregister_netdev(pnetdev);
-		}
-		flush_scheduled_work();
-		udelay(1);
-		/*Stop driver mlme relation timer */
-		if (padapter->fw_found)
-			r8712_stop_drv_timers(padapter);
-		r871x_dev_unload(padapter);
-		r8712_free_drv_sw(padapter);
+	if (padapter->fw_found)
+		release_firmware(padapter->fw);
+	/* never exit with a firmware callback pending */
+	wait_for_completion(&padapter->rtl8712_fw_ready);
+	if (drvpriv.drv_registered == true)
+		padapter->bSurpriseRemoved = true;
+	if (pnetdev != NULL) {
+		/* will call netdev_close() */
+		unregister_netdev(pnetdev);
 	}
+	flush_scheduled_work();
+	udelay(1);
+	/*Stop driver mlme relation timer */
+	if (padapter->fw_found)
+		r8712_stop_drv_timers(padapter);
+	r871x_dev_unload(padapter);
+	r8712_free_drv_sw(padapter);
 	usb_set_intfdata(pusb_intf, NULL);
 	/* decrease the reference count of the usb device structure
 	 * when disconnect */