diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
index afdc3f75..cf92735 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 		dw_apb_clockevent_pause(adev->timer);
 		if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING) {
 			pr_debug("skipping APBT CPU %lu offline\n", cpu);
-		} else if (adev) {
+		} else {
 			pr_debug("APBT clockevent for cpu %lu offline\n", cpu);
 			dw_apb_clockevent_stop(adev->timer);
 		}