diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
index 20ea4aa619f0..3cb8680c5828 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
@@ -886,7 +886,6 @@ void coresight_release_path(struct list_head *path)
 	}
 
 	kfree(path);
-	path = NULL;
 }
 
 /* return true if the device is a suitable type for a default sink */