diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 75323000c3646bc781c12287367f8b455ada5a6a..d47bbbb22e7c86fdfc768827da0f9aff44126cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -3282,8 +3282,7 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 out_release:
 	/* net_dev free */
-	if (ndev)
-		free_netdev(ndev);
+	free_netdev(ndev);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);