diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c
index 6db90dc4bc9d..84f34020aafb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/peak_pci.c
@@ -752,16 +752,15 @@ static void peak_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		struct net_device *prev_dev = chan->prev_dev;
 
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "removing device %s\n", dev->name);
+		/* do that only for first channel */
+		if (!prev_dev && chan->pciec_card)
+			peak_pciec_remove(chan->pciec_card);
 		unregister_sja1000dev(dev);
 		free_sja1000dev(dev);
 		dev = prev_dev;
 
-		if (!dev) {
-			/* do that only for first channel */
-			if (chan->pciec_card)
-				peak_pciec_remove(chan->pciec_card);
+		if (!dev)
 			break;
-		}
 		priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 		chan = priv->priv;
 	}