1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index e6695e5df5bd..02167a5b751d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1315,10 +1315,8 @@ static void drive_release_dev (struct device *dev)
                 drive->devfs_name[0] = '\0';
         }
         ide_remove_drive_from_hwgroup(drive);
-        if (drive->id != NULL) {
-                kfree(drive->id);
-                drive->id = NULL;
-        }
+        kfree(drive->id);
+        drive->id = NULL;
         drive->present = 0;
         /* Messed up locking ... */
         spin_unlock_irq(&ide_lock);