diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 0db37b4f7265..7d77997d26d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -9529,8 +9529,7 @@ static void ipr_free_cmd_blks(struct ipr_ioa_cfg *ioa_cfg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ioa_cfg->ipr_cmd_pool)
-		dma_pool_destroy(ioa_cfg->ipr_cmd_pool);
+	dma_pool_destroy(ioa_cfg->ipr_cmd_pool);
 
 	kfree(ioa_cfg->ipr_cmnd_list);
 	kfree(ioa_cfg->ipr_cmnd_list_dma);