diff --git a/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c b/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
index c09c28f92055b156245305da692e1c98582839cc..1abd5ad599251cc655672f656c2718bf65c49aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@ static int ssc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ssc->pdata = (struct atmel_ssc_platform_data *)plat_dat;
 
 	regs = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!regs) {
-		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "no mmio resource defined\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
-	}
-
 	ssc->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, regs);
 	if (IS_ERR(ssc->regs))
 		return PTR_ERR(ssc->regs);