diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
index b4b6087..4ba3e33 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int __devinit bfin_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Register our RTC with the RTC framework */
 	rtc->rtc_dev = rtc_device_register(pdev->name, dev, &bfin_rtc_ops,
 						THIS_MODULE);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rtc->rtc_dev);
 		goto err;
 	}