diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel_init.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel_init.c
index 188a1fa17e27..d6e85e582c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel_init.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel_init.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static struct sdw_intel_ctx
 
 	/* Create SDW Master devices */
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		if (link_mask && !(link_mask & BIT(i))) {
+		if (!(link_mask & BIT(i))) {
 			dev_dbg(&adev->dev,
 				"Link %d masked, will not be enabled\n", i);
 			link++;