diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_mpc52xx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_mpc52xx.c
index 9947765e90c5..ff55fbb20a75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_mpc52xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_mpc52xx.c
@@ -1015,8 +1015,7 @@ mpc52xx_fec_remove(struct platform_device *op)
 
 	unregister_netdev(ndev);
 
-	if (priv->phy_node)
-		of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
+	of_node_put(priv->phy_node);
 	priv->phy_node = NULL;
 
 	irq_dispose_mapping(ndev->irq);