diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
index a8c30fc5c0d0..dda775d463e9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_response.c
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_handle_release_internal_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst,
 	struct iris_buffers *buffers = &inst->buffers[buf_type];
 	struct iris_buffer *buf, *iter;
 	bool found = false;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(iter, &buffers->list, list) {
 		if (iter->device_addr == buffer->base_address) {
@@ -437,10 +436,8 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_handle_release_internal_buffer(struct iris_inst *inst,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	buf->attr &= ~BUF_ATTR_QUEUED;
-	if (buf->attr & BUF_ATTR_PENDING_RELEASE)
-		ret = iris_destroy_internal_buffer(inst, buf);
 
-	return ret;
+	return iris_destroy_internal_buffer(inst, buf);
 }
 
 static int iris_hfi_gen2_handle_session_stop(struct iris_inst *inst,