diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ucode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ucode.c
index b313ce4c3e97..30005ed8156f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ucode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ucode.c
@@ -625,8 +625,7 @@ int amdgpu_ucode_create_bo(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 
 void amdgpu_ucode_free_bo(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 {
-	if (adev->firmware.load_type != AMDGPU_FW_LOAD_DIRECT)
-		amdgpu_bo_free_kernel(&adev->firmware.fw_buf,
+	amdgpu_bo_free_kernel(&adev->firmware.fw_buf,
 		&adev->firmware.fw_buf_mc,
 		&adev->firmware.fw_buf_ptr);
 }