diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ism.c b/net/smc/smc_ism.c
index e89e918b88e0..2fff79db1a59 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_ism.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_ism.c
@@ -289,11 +289,6 @@ struct smcd_dev *smcd_alloc_dev(struct device *parent, const char *name,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&smcd->vlan);
 	smcd->event_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("ism_evt_wq-%s)",
 						 WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, name);
-	if (!smcd->event_wq) {
-		kfree(smcd->conn);
-		kfree(smcd);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	return smcd;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smcd_alloc_dev);