diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_transport.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_transport.c
index 882728fac30c4e8a8fcf9db5e26f826ec86d2f0d..08217d62fb0d6860e40bcb9fa4b2947e710b3bd4 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_transport.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ struct iscsit_transport *iscsit_get_transport(int type)
 
 void iscsit_put_transport(struct iscsit_transport *t)
 {
-	if (t->owner)
-		module_put(t->owner);
+	module_put(t->owner);
 }
 
 int iscsit_register_transport(struct iscsit_transport *t)
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c b/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
index a25051a37dd78fe7c17b7a807eb882332df828be..e6e496ff9546ac5d9295e5f0ce1e590a367f0e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_hba.c
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ core_alloc_hba(const char *plugin_name, u32 plugin_dep_id, u32 hba_flags)
 	return hba;
 
 out_module_put:
-	if (hba->transport->owner)
-		module_put(hba->transport->owner);
+	module_put(hba->transport->owner);
 	hba->transport = NULL;
 out_free_hba:
 	kfree(hba);
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ core_delete_hba(struct se_hba *hba)
 	pr_debug("CORE_HBA[%d] - Detached HBA from Generic Target"
 			" Core\n", hba->hba_id);
 
-	if (hba->transport->owner)
-		module_put(hba->transport->owner);
+	module_put(hba->transport->owner);
 
 	hba->transport = NULL;
 	kfree(hba);