diff --git a/sound/core/info_oss.c b/sound/core/info_oss.c
index 1ba887c7954e..ebc714b2f46b 100644
--- a/sound/core/info_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/info_oss.c
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ int snd_oss_info_register(int dev, int num, char *string)
 	mutex_lock(&strings);
 	if (string == NULL) {
 		x = snd_sndstat_strings[num][dev];
-		if (x) {
-			kfree(x);
-			x = NULL;
-		}
+		kfree(x);
+		x = NULL;
 	} else {
 		x = kstrdup(string, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (x == NULL) {