diff --git a/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c
index 2138b80435abfd98cde49d31d780e01af67f2385..474d3ba8ec9f914cc3f6974dcf94a0c6c05ea1fc 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sprd-dma.c
@@ -1237,11 +1237,8 @@ static int sprd_dma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sprd_dma_dev *sdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct sprd_dma_chn *c, *cn;
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
 	/* explicitly free the irq */
 	if (sdev->irq > 0)