diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index 4722de13f1db..129891feb43f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -7809,12 +7809,10 @@ static void ipw_rx(struct ipw_priv *priv)
 
 	while (i != r) {
 		rxb = priv->rxq->queue[i];
-#ifdef CONFIG_IPW2200_DEBUG
 		if (unlikely(rxb == NULL)) {
 			printk(KERN_CRIT "Queue not allocated!\n");
 			break;
 		}
-#endif
 		priv->rxq->queue[i] = NULL;
 
 		pci_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(priv->pci_dev, rxb->dma_addr,