diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
index 0a235fe61c9b..732cb6f8e653 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name,
 	    name, connector_name);
 
 out:
-	if (fw)
-		release_firmware(fw);
+	release_firmware(fw);
 	return edid;
 }