diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
index 7bce97884663..a15ce9213310 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static struct caam_drv_ctx *get_drv_ctx(struct caam_ctx *ctx,
 
 			cpu = smp_processor_id();
 			drv_ctx = caam_drv_ctx_init(ctx->qidev, &cpu, desc);
-			if (likely(!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx)))
+			if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx))
 				drv_ctx->op_type = type;
 
 			ctx->drv_ctx[type] = drv_ctx;
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static struct aead_edesc *aead_edesc_alloc(struct aead_request *req,
 	struct caam_drv_ctx *drv_ctx;
 
 	drv_ctx = get_drv_ctx(ctx, encrypt ? ENCRYPT : DECRYPT);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx)))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx))
 		return (struct aead_edesc *)drv_ctx;
 
 	/* allocate space for base edesc and hw desc commands, link tables */
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static struct skcipher_edesc *skcipher_edesc_alloc(struct skcipher_request *req,
 	struct caam_drv_ctx *drv_ctx;
 
 	drv_ctx = get_drv_ctx(ctx, encrypt ? ENCRYPT : DECRYPT);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx)))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx))
 		return (struct skcipher_edesc *)drv_ctx;
 
 	src_nents = sg_nents_for_len(req->src, req->cryptlen);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c
index b84e6c8b1e13..7cb8b1755e57 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/qi.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int caam_drv_ctx_update(struct caam_drv_ctx *drv_ctx, u32 *sh_desc)
 	/* Create a new req FQ in parked state */
 	new_fq = create_caam_req_fq(drv_ctx->qidev, drv_ctx->rsp_fq,
 				    drv_ctx->context_a, 0);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(new_fq))) {
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(new_fq)) {
 		dev_err(qidev, "FQ allocation for shdesc update failed\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(new_fq);
 	}
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ struct caam_drv_ctx *caam_drv_ctx_init(struct device *qidev,
 	/* Attach request FQ */
 	drv_ctx->req_fq = create_caam_req_fq(qidev, drv_ctx->rsp_fq, hwdesc,
 					     QMAN_INITFQ_FLAG_SCHED);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx->req_fq))) {
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(drv_ctx->req_fq)) {
 		dev_err(qidev, "create_caam_req_fq failed\n");
 		dma_unmap_single(qidev, hwdesc, size, DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
 		kfree(drv_ctx);