diff --git a/hw/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi-bus.c
index 267a942..a97f1cd 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-bus.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static const struct SCSIReqOps reqops_invalid_opcode = {
 
 static int32_t scsi_unit_attention(SCSIRequest *req, uint8_t *buf)
 {
-    if (req->dev && req->dev->unit_attention.key == UNIT_ATTENTION) {
+    if (req->dev->unit_attention.key == UNIT_ATTENTION) {
         scsi_req_build_sense(req, req->dev->unit_attention);
     } else if (req->bus->unit_attention.key == UNIT_ATTENTION) {
         scsi_req_build_sense(req, req->bus->unit_attention);