diff --git a/drivers/media/firewire/firedtv-ci.c b/drivers/media/firewire/firedtv-ci.c
index e5ebdbfe8c19e45c9f12b98639b44860d6a8b83e..e63f582378bfff5193078f5bcdc6fe15713b8247 100644
--- a/drivers/media/firewire/firedtv-ci.c
+++ b/drivers/media/firewire/firedtv-ci.c
@@ -253,6 +253,5 @@ int fdtv_ca_register(struct firedtv *fdtv)
 
 void fdtv_ca_release(struct firedtv *fdtv)
 {
-	if (fdtv->cadev)
-		dvb_unregister_device(fdtv->cadev);
+	dvb_unregister_device(fdtv->cadev);
 }