diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
index 509d452e8f91f8ed2181cf148139305deccb60a8..f718627b368f23a247e4af55323f9e8cbc8e2fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,7 @@ static int uvesafb_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
 	uvesafb_vbe_state_restore(par, par->vbe_state_orig);
 out:
 	atomic_dec(&par->ref_count);
-	if (task)
-		uvesafb_free(task);
+	uvesafb_free(task);
 	return 0;
 }