diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c
index 890869ad36f4..39b19afa5169 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ visorchipset_file_cleanup(dev_t major_dev)
 	if (file_cdev.ops != NULL)
 		cdev_del(&file_cdev);
 	file_cdev.ops = NULL;
-	if (MAJOR(major_dev) >= 0) {
-		unregister_chrdev_region(major_dev, 1);
-	}
+	unregister_chrdev_region(major_dev, 1);
 }
 
 static int