diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
index 1c5d7a8b2fdf..649b2b9b4759 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
@@ -1133,9 +1133,6 @@ int acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	int result = 0;
 	struct acpi_processor_throttling *pthrottling;
 
-	if (!pr)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 			  "pblk_address[0x%08x] duty_offset[%d] duty_width[%d]\n",
 			  pr->throttling.address,