diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 718b274403511c600fb43aae956c9adf46a274e9..1fb149c9b3016ec93b0cc0730f640e9c8613e39b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -1261,8 +1261,7 @@ void netxen_request_firmware(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 void
 netxen_release_firmware(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (adapter->fw)
-		release_firmware(adapter->fw);
+	release_firmware(adapter->fw);
 	adapter->fw = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index d32cf0ddf1b9f37dd098690f59b5888cd569e5ec..799fd40ed03ad3643cc7d28ed927c10e3bc80c7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -1321,8 +1321,7 @@ void qlcnic_request_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 void
 qlcnic_release_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (adapter->fw)
-		release_firmware(adapter->fw);
+	release_firmware(adapter->fw);
 	adapter->fw = NULL;
 }