diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
index ac357b02bd35c16862f3325b5c51be62ccf2465f..a8f1e03bd1f54c16db6407a5baced901007c09b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
@@ -1196,8 +1196,7 @@ tda998x_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	if (priv->hdmi->irq)
 		free_irq(priv->hdmi->irq, priv);
 
-	if (priv->cec)
-		i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
+	i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
 	drm_i2c_encoder_destroy(encoder);
 	kfree(priv);
 }