diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
index 5ef3c5cc47c5f75e4aee7c727f4ae08e7225c98f..bbc579b647b61b6aa15b8ed3b7f4455cb8dd404c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
@@ -3539,9 +3539,6 @@ static int ipw_load(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 	fw_img = &fw->data[le32_to_cpu(fw->boot_size) +
 			   le32_to_cpu(fw->ucode_size)];
 
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto error;
-
 	if (!priv->rxq)
 		priv->rxq = ipw_rx_queue_alloc(priv);
 	else