diff --git a/common/board_info.c b/common/board_info.c
index 42d0641294a86c0c632213dd8a1ed52e96bbd7be..4e5a1f7808119d329e71815a6c89b7ea3708da27 100644
--- a/common/board_info.c
+++ b/common/board_info.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ int __weak checkboard(void)
 
 /*
  * If the root node of the DTB has a "model" property, show it.
- * If CONFIG_OF_CONTROL is disabled or the "model" property is missing,
- * fall back to checkboard().
+ * Then call checkboard().
  */
 int show_board_info(void)
 {
@@ -25,10 +24,8 @@ int show_board_info(void)
 
 	model = fdt_getprop(gd->fdt_blob, 0, "model", NULL);
 
-	if (model) {
+	if (model)
 		printf("Model: %s\n", model);
-		return 0;
-	}
 #endif
 
 	return checkboard();