diff --git a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
index 0481d94aac9b..cbeb3f77350c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
+++ b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
@@ -1837,8 +1837,7 @@ static int snd_riptide_free(struct snd_riptide *chip)
 	}
 	if (chip->irq >= 0)
 		free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
-	if (chip->fw_entry)
-		release_firmware(chip->fw_entry);
+	release_firmware(chip->fw_entry);
 	release_and_free_resource(chip->res_port);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;