diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c b/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
index 421f02a8530af2bfb0b1f1c4c7aef0f338929d2d..3d2cb811757ad30a9af4978fcf3bb47e32b42e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
@@ -678,8 +678,6 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
 	int nvqs, i, r, opened;
 
 	v = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct vhost_vdpa, cdev);
-	if (!v)
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	opened = atomic_cmpxchg(&v->opened, 0, 1);
 	if (opened)