diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c b/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c
index b9c55f9eb501..9d4c8a606eea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ int line6_pcm_stop(struct snd_line6_pcm *line6pcm, int channels)
 		line6pcm->buffer_out = NULL;
 	}
 #if LINE6_BACKUP_MONITOR_SIGNAL
-	if (line6pcm->prev_fbuf != NULL)
-		kfree(line6pcm->prev_fbuf);
+	kfree(line6pcm->prev_fbuf);
 #endif
 
 	return 0;