diff --git a/include/linux/firmware/imx/dsp.h b/include/linux/firmware/imx/dsp.h
index 4f7895a3b73c..1f176a2683fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/firmware/imx/dsp.h
+++ b/include/linux/firmware/imx/dsp.h
@@ -37,17 +37,11 @@ struct imx_dsp_ipc {
 
 static inline void imx_dsp_set_data(struct imx_dsp_ipc *ipc, void *data)
 {
-	if (!ipc)
-		return;
-
 	ipc->private_data = data;
 }
 
 static inline void *imx_dsp_get_data(struct imx_dsp_ipc *ipc)
 {
-	if (!ipc)
-		return NULL;
-
 	return ipc->private_data;
 }