diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 009780df664b4a09ea3e88855b0e707ff0b24b10..c87f57ca44371586d30f56985010a115a38c8aa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -2205,8 +2205,7 @@ static int ravb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (chip_id != RCAR_GEN2)
 		ravb_ptp_stop(ndev);
 out_release:
-	if (ndev)
-		free_netdev(ndev);
+	free_netdev(ndev);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index 75323000c3646bc781c12287367f8b455ada5a6a..d47bbbb22e7c86fdfc768827da0f9aff44126cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -3282,8 +3282,7 @@ static int sh_eth_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 out_release:
 	/* net_dev free */
-	if (ndev)
-		free_netdev(ndev);
+	free_netdev(ndev);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);