diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
index 2b499c7601ec..fd6f7b100547 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ qla24xx_84xx_fw_version_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (!IS_QLA84XX(ha))
 		return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "\n");
 
-	if (ha->cs84xx && ha->cs84xx->op_fw_version == 0)
+	if (ha->cs84xx->op_fw_version == 0)
 		rval = qla84xx_verify_chip(vha, status);
 
 	if ((rval == QLA_SUCCESS) && (status[0] == 0))