diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_drv.c
index 0226ec0667dd5428eec40407c9001606ccf53ae6..20a5f2cd0d8b04283fa5dbe928160dd15ad37c3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arc/arcpgu_drv.c
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ static void arcpgu_fb_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct arcpgu_drm_private *arcpgu = dev->dev_private;
 
-	if (arcpgu->fbdev)
-		drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(arcpgu->fbdev);
+	drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(arcpgu->fbdev);
 }
 
 static struct drm_mode_config_funcs arcpgu_drm_modecfg_funcs = {