diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index 46bda010bf11..56db888b1cd5 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int nci_open_device(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 	rc = __nci_request(ndev, nci_reset_req, 0,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(NCI_RESET_TIMEOUT));
 
-	if (ndev->ops->setup(ndev))
+	if (ndev->ops->setup)
 		ndev->ops->setup(ndev);
 
 	if (!rc) {