diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c
index 9408ee63cb26..7cb90975009a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5645.c
@@ -3431,9 +3431,6 @@ static int rt5645_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 		RT5645_HWEQ_NUM, sizeof(struct rt5645_eq_param_s),
 		GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (!rt5645->eq_param)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	return 0;
 }