diff --git a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_cm.c b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_cm.c
index 0997e166ea57..fd2ae1e0e561 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_cm.c
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ static void chtls_send_reset(struct sock *sk, int mode, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	return;
 out:
-	if (skb)
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
 static void release_tcp_port(struct sock *sk)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_main.c b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_main.c
index f59b044ebd25..f472c51abe56 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_main.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/chelsio/chtls/chtls_main.c
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static void chtls_free_uld(struct chtls_dev *cdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < (1 << RSPQ_HASH_BITS); i++)
 		kfree_skb(cdev->rspq_skb_cache[i]);
 	kfree(cdev->lldi);
-	if (cdev->askb)
-		kfree_skb(cdev->askb);
+	kfree_skb(cdev->askb);
 	kfree(cdev);
 }