diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c
index 0468eeb4fcfd..4b39e9d6f33a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-sm501.c
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ static void ohci_hcd_sm501_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	release_mem_region(hcd->rsrc_start, hcd->rsrc_len);
 	usb_put_hcd(hcd);
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
-	if (mem)
-		release_mem_region(mem->start, resource_size(mem));
+	release_mem_region(mem->start, resource_size(mem));
 
 	/* mask interrupts and disable power */