diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/virtpci/virtpci.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/virtpci/virtpci.c
index 3f399e60ae8d..b169d392fce9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/virtpci/virtpci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/virtpci/virtpci.c
@@ -400,10 +400,9 @@ delete_vbus(struct del_vbus_guestpart *delparams)
 static int
 delete_vbus_device(struct device *vbus, void *data)
 {
-	int checkforroot = (data != NULL);
 	struct device *dev = &virtpci_rootbus_device;
 
-	if ((checkforroot) && match_busid(vbus, (void *)BUS_ID(dev))) {
+	if ((data) && match_busid(vbus, (void *)BUS_ID(dev))) {
 		/* skip it - don't delete root bus */
 		return 0;	/* pretend no error */
 	}