1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 303df0be7..8f4ecbd33 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name)
                 case S_INT:
                 case S_HEX:
                 case S_STRING:
-                        if (sym->user.val)
-                                free(sym->user.val);
+                        free(sym->user.val);
                 default:
                         sym->user.val = NULL;
                         sym->user.tri = no;