diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 4a17b22327f1dfd613b2fcb32bca0d557fa776bd..dbee5c61830c37a919e73201fb71d9969fcd7fe8 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -5429,8 +5429,6 @@ void bfq_put_cooperator(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 	 */
 	__bfqq = bfqq->new_bfqq;
 	while (__bfqq) {
-		if (__bfqq == bfqq)
-			break;
 		next = __bfqq->new_bfqq;
 		bfq_put_queue(__bfqq);
 		__bfqq = next;