diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c
index f9eb36be908818cd99072efd920415b29a00af6b..7164df2fbacf8677dffe3f468599312093c38f38 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c
@@ -238,11 +238,8 @@ static int vt8500_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int vt8500_pwm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct vt8500_chip *chip;
+	struct vt8500_chip *chip = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	chip = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	if (chip == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	clk_unprepare(chip->clk);