diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
index 7143b0f740fb699ceca025e181dd3c2a5fe9ebac..6851a5c6718910af85cf57783c4de3e371dd26a7 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
@@ -664,12 +664,10 @@ void pblk_gc_exit(struct pblk *pblk)
 		kthread_stop(gc->gc_reader_ts);
 
 	flush_workqueue(gc->gc_reader_wq);
-	if (gc->gc_reader_wq)
-		destroy_workqueue(gc->gc_reader_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(gc->gc_reader_wq);
 
 	flush_workqueue(gc->gc_line_reader_wq);
-	if (gc->gc_line_reader_wq)
-		destroy_workqueue(gc->gc_line_reader_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(gc->gc_line_reader_wq);
 
 	if (gc->gc_writer_ts)
 		kthread_stop(gc->gc_writer_ts);