diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
index e8460626fb0c..49ddbcab0680 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ static int qcom_scm_bw_enable(void)
 	if (!__scm->path)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(__scm->path))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	mutex_lock(&__scm->scm_bw_lock);
 	if (!__scm->scm_vote_count) {
 		ret = icc_set_bw(__scm->path, 0, UINT_MAX);
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ err_bw:
 
 static void qcom_scm_bw_disable(void)
 {
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__scm->path))
+	if (!__scm->path)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&__scm->scm_bw_lock);