diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 8b119f87b51d67382b89aa60500d9ffe6f18ab19..80036a9fae7fc72d052ad39bf30334e4689a8f09 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -13760,9 +13760,6 @@ lpfc_sli4_hba_intr_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	 * Process all the event on FCP fast-path EQ
 	 */
 	while ((eqe = lpfc_sli4_eq_get(fpeq))) {
-		if (eqe == NULL)
-			break;
-
 		ccount += lpfc_sli4_hba_handle_eqe(phba, eqe, hba_eqidx);
 		if (!(++ecount % fpeq->entry_repost) ||
 		    ccount > LPFC_MAX_ISR_CQE)