diff --git a/sound/soc/ti/davinci-evm.c b/sound/soc/ti/davinci-evm.c
index 105e56ab9cdc25b06226f504f9dd4d517599945c..b043a0070d2015dd6d24a9c97f4855687a778c2d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ti/davinci-evm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ti/davinci-evm.c
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ static void evm_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_soc_card_drvdata_davinci *drvdata =
 		snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(soc_card);
 
-	if (drvdata->mclk)
-		clk_disable_unprepare(drvdata->mclk);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(drvdata->mclk);
 }
 
 static int evm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,