diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
index 1234a14b2b73b0bc2a0e478c6910c0b45dcfab07..b153666351474ea3a527f6deb97b750c490f39e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/typhoon.c
@@ -2549,8 +2549,7 @@ typhoon_init(void)
 static void __exit
 typhoon_cleanup(void)
 {
-	if (typhoon_fw)
-		release_firmware(typhoon_fw);
+	release_firmware(typhoon_fw);
 	pci_unregister_driver(&typhoon_driver);
 }