diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c
index 9861c8669fab..d6a79b8a6016 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/xway/gptu.c
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ static int gptu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get resource\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	/* remap gptu register range */
 	gptu_membase = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);