struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct drm_msm_gem_submit *args = data;
        struct msm_file_private *ctx = file->driver_priv;
-       struct msm_gem_submit *submit = NULL;
+       struct msm_gem_submit *submit;
        struct msm_gpu *gpu = priv->gpu;
        struct msm_gpu_submitqueue *queue;
        struct msm_ringbuffer *ring;
                put_unused_fd(out_fence_fd);
        mutex_unlock(&queue->lock);
 out_post_unlock:
-       if (submit)
-               msm_gem_submit_put(submit);
+       msm_gem_submit_put(submit);
        if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(post_deps)) {
                for (i = 0; i < args->nr_out_syncobjs; ++i) {
                        kfree(post_deps[i].chain);