diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
index e2b6d2cf5c9d..b15b6efd91a1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nuc900_wdt.c
@@ -256,11 +256,6 @@ static int nuc900wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&nuc900_wdt->wdt_lock);
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (res == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory resource specified\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
 	nuc900_wdt->wdt_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(nuc900_wdt->wdt_base))
 		return PTR_ERR(nuc900_wdt->wdt_base);