diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-rcar.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-rcar.c
index 5b2b8ecc354c..c8cd43f91efc 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-rcar.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int rcar_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	/* The SYNC should be set to 0 even if rcar_pwm_set_counter failed */
 	rcar_pwm_update(rp, RCAR_PWMCR_SYNC, 0, RCAR_PWMCR);
 
-	if (!ret && state->enabled)
+	if (!ret)
 		ret = rcar_pwm_enable(rp);
 
 	return ret;