1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/specialix.c b/drivers/char/specialix.c
index 6022495571ae..d0b88d0e87fd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/specialix.c
+++ b/drivers/char/specialix.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static irqreturn_t sx_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
         spin_lock_irqsave(&bp->lock, flags);
 
         dprintk (SX_DEBUG_FLOW, "enter %s port %d room: %ld\n", __FUNCTION__, port_No(sx_get_port(bp, "INT")), SERIAL_XMIT_SIZE - sx_get_port(bp, "ITN")->xmit_cnt - 1);
-        if (!bp || !(bp->flags & SX_BOARD_ACTIVE)) {
+        if (!(bp->flags & SX_BOARD_ACTIVE)) {
                 dprintk (SX_DEBUG_IRQ, "sx: False interrupt. irq %d.\n", irq);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bp->lock, flags);
                 func_exit();