diff --git a/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c b/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
index e8332f305d72a77b9e8d0579b8b222d5e66ea0ea..82bcfb9c839adb62a4cca24c10c55c20c8c72cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/n_hdlc.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void n_hdlc_release(struct n_hdlc *n_hdlc)
 	wake_up_interruptible (&tty->read_wait);
 	wake_up_interruptible (&tty->write_wait);
 
-	if (tty != NULL && tty->disc_data == n_hdlc)
+	if (tty->disc_data == n_hdlc)
 		tty->disc_data = NULL;	/* Break the tty->n_hdlc link */
 
 	/* Release transmit and receive buffers */