diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index 950b6919fb872c191c58164000ffee249bc8a1b5..6ba032442b39d37e0d3901b6f7219237e8758c40 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
 	struct module *owner = p->owner;
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 
-	if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
+	if (!try_module_get(owner))
 		return NULL;
 	kobj = kobject_get_unless_zero(&p->kobj);
 	if (!kobj)