diff --git a/drivers/net/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
index 9266502b5588d92006510b7b7f04841e4e153a2e..221b0c4c824a36bdb3e0ea1ece9e0e5497517a01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ns83820.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ns83820.c
@@ -822,8 +822,7 @@ static void ns83820_cleanup_rx(struct ns83820 *dev)
 		struct sk_buff *skb = dev->rx_info.skbs[i];
 		dev->rx_info.skbs[i] = NULL;
 		clear_rx_desc(dev, i);
-		if (skb)
-			kfree_skb(skb);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 }