diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 1cfb2bd090b67ca9dce68453a1aed9e4613c0986..bdd00d381bbc411643a370105f22468317a0686f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ static void do_remove_conflicting_framebuffers(struct apertures_struct *a,
 			 * If it's not a platform device, at least print a warning. A
 			 * fix would add code to remove the device from the system.
 			 */
-			if (device && dev_is_platform(device)) {
+			if (dev_is_platform(device)) {
 				registered_fb[i]->forced_out = true;
 				platform_device_unregister(to_platform_device(device));
 			} else {