diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
index 60e40034b991..21228adaa70c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
@@ -1875,8 +1875,7 @@ static int snd_echo_free(struct echoaudio *chip)
 	if (chip->dsp_registers)
 		iounmap(chip->dsp_registers);
 
-	if (chip->iores)
-		release_and_free_resource(chip->iores);
+	release_and_free_resource(chip->iores);
 
 
 	pci_disable_device(chip->pci);