diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 3f6a58035077dfc1b685b8cd13c60f35c7437f4c..9a05371453cef7ccd799f33533d09868d0a22f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -1048,8 +1048,7 @@ int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev)
 		brcmf_fws_del_interface(ifp);
 		brcmf_fws_deinit(drvr);
 	}
-	if (ifp)
-		brcmf_net_detach(ifp->ndev, false);
+	brcmf_net_detach(ifp->ndev, false);
 	if (p2p_ifp)
 		brcmf_net_detach(p2p_ifp->ndev, false);
 	drvr->iflist[0] = NULL;