diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index 79a34cbd29f5..d56d3f8b8d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer *tilcdc_fb_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 static void tilcdc_fb_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	if (priv->fbdev)
-		drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(priv->fbdev);
+	drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(priv->fbdev);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs mode_config_funcs = {