diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index 1bd1145ad8b5..b476918c5e50 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -664,9 +664,6 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip(struct regmap *map, int irq, int irq_flags,
 
 	if (chip->num_type_reg && !chip->type_in_mask) {
 		for (i = 0; i < chip->num_type_reg; ++i) {
-			if (!d->type_buf_def[i])
-				continue;
-
 			reg = chip->type_base +
 				(i * map->reg_stride * d->type_reg_stride);