diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
index 8f279035328125de8f8c1216392e5674def45753..e52496a172d05e70893f48ff3cfca309e93db343 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ixp4xx_crypto.c
@@ -510,10 +510,8 @@ static int init_ixp_crypto(struct device *dev)
 	printk(KERN_ERR "%s not responding\n", npe_name(npe_c));
 	ret = -EIO;
 err:
-	if (ctx_pool)
-		dma_pool_destroy(ctx_pool);
-	if (buffer_pool)
-		dma_pool_destroy(buffer_pool);
+	dma_pool_destroy(ctx_pool);
+	dma_pool_destroy(buffer_pool);
 	npe_release(npe_c);
 	return ret;
 }