diff --git a/fs/filesystems.c b/fs/filesystems.c
index 9f1072836c8e..e3fa77c6ed56 100644
--- a/fs/filesystems.c
+++ b/fs/filesystems.c
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ int register_filesystem(struct file_system_type * fs)
 	int res = 0;
 	struct file_system_type ** p;
 
-	if (!fs)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (fs->next)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fs->fs_supers);