diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/sha-mb/sha1_mb.c b/arch/x86/crypto/sha-mb/sha1_mb.c
index 99eefd812958464bac221d704ac3aee8766b1c3a..a225a5ca1037ede0a9fa8ebb109a43c22523ffaa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/sha-mb/sha1_mb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/sha-mb/sha1_mb.c
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ static struct sha1_hash_ctx *sha1_ctx_mgr_resubmit(struct sha1_ctx_mgr *mgr, str
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (ctx)
-			ctx->status = HASH_CTX_STS_IDLE;
+		ctx->status = HASH_CTX_STS_IDLE;
 		return ctx;
 	}