diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
index 6ddb795f83e8e9ccd62e713d997599baee77122a..62dd363a976295f056dd65d1a444cb55b0ec8e59 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
@@ -336,8 +336,7 @@ static void __devinit __of_scan_bus(struct device_node *node,
 		if (dev->hdr_type == PCI_HEADER_TYPE_BRIDGE ||
 		    dev->hdr_type == PCI_HEADER_TYPE_CARDBUS) {
 			struct device_node *child = pci_device_to_OF_node(dev);
-			if (dev)
-				of_scan_pci_bridge(child, dev);
+			of_scan_pci_bridge(child, dev);
 		}
 	}
 }