diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c
index 74e48d94f27c..908568f4dd84 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/qe_ic.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void __init qe_ic_init(struct device_node *node, unsigned int flags)
 		return;
 
 	memset(qe_ic, 0, sizeof(struct qe_ic));
-	qe_ic->of_node = node ? of_node_get(node) : NULL;
+	qe_ic->of_node = of_node_get(node);
 
 	qe_ic->irqhost = irq_alloc_host(IRQ_HOST_MAP_LINEAR,
 					NR_QE_IC_INTS, &qe_ic_host_ops, 0);