diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
index 513908a0c262..e795bd9c8038 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
@@ -586,8 +586,7 @@ static int qcom_scm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static void qcom_scm_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	/* Clean shutdown, disable download mode to allow normal restart */
-	if (download_mode)
-		qcom_scm_set_download_mode(false);
+	qcom_scm_set_download_mode(false);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id qcom_scm_dt_match[] = {