diff --git a/drivers/video/console/softcursor.c b/drivers/video/console/softcursor.c
index 25f835bf3d72..46dd8f5d2e9e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/softcursor.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/softcursor.c
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ int soft_cursor(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_cursor *cursor)
 	dsize = s_pitch * cursor->image.height;
 
 	if (dsize + sizeof(struct fb_image) != ops->cursor_size) {
-		if (ops->cursor_src != NULL)
-			kfree(ops->cursor_src);
+		kfree(ops->cursor_src);
 		ops->cursor_size = dsize + sizeof(struct fb_image);
 
 		ops->cursor_src = kmalloc(ops->cursor_size, GFP_ATOMIC);