diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/tegra210.c b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/tegra210.c
index da99f19a39e7..a6606768fa03 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/tegra210.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-video/tegra210.c
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ dequeue_buf_done(struct tegra_vi_channel *chan)
 
 	buf = list_first_entry(&chan->done,
 			       struct tegra_channel_buffer, queue);
-	if (buf)
-		list_del_init(&buf->queue);
+	list_del_init(&buf->queue);
 	spin_unlock(&chan->done_lock);
 
 	return buf;