diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c
index 6aeb1045c302..73632b843749 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/common/cavium_ptp.c
@@ -277,10 +277,6 @@ static int cavium_ptp_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	writeq(clock_comp, clock->reg_base + PTP_CLOCK_COMP);
 
 	clock->ptp_clock = ptp_clock_register(&clock->ptp_info, dev);
-	if (!clock->ptp_clock) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto error_stop;
-	}
 	if (IS_ERR(clock->ptp_clock)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(clock->ptp_clock);
 		goto error_stop;