diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
index 7f4ace73d44a..1104caa0803b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
@@ -879,8 +879,7 @@ static int debug_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct debug_buffer *buf = file->private_data;
 
 	if (buf) {
-		if (buf->output_buf)
-			vfree(buf->output_buf);
+		vfree(buf->output_buf);
 		kfree(buf);
 	}