diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
index 19852ca7e59c3ab8f463297fa548985629ba09e3..ed1ed25b6d1d27928419c768bf8898ea94e176ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
@@ -1587,8 +1587,7 @@ int most_start_channel(struct most_interface *iface, int id,
 	return 0;
 
 error:
-	if (iface->mod)
-		module_put(iface->mod);
+	module_put(iface->mod);
 	modref--;
 	mutex_unlock(&c->start_mutex);
 	return ret;