diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index be7da23fad76..1a4cff4bec52 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_run_osc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_osc_context *context)
 
 out_kfree:
 	kfree(output.pointer);
-	if (status != AE_OK)
-		context->ret.pointer = NULL;
 	return status;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_run_osc);