diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
index 91bd3014ef1eb6b1a6d9060aecd05946d588d90f..d06547a13f2823c85106099ab18361b3e4d866f2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
@@ -1038,9 +1038,7 @@ static void edge_close (struct usb_serial_port *port, struct file * filp)
 	edge_port->open = FALSE;
 	edge_port->openPending = FALSE;
 
-	if (edge_port->write_urb) {
-		usb_kill_urb(edge_port->write_urb);
-	}
+	usb_kill_urb(edge_port->write_urb);
 
 	if (edge_port->write_urb) {
 		/* if this urb had a transfer buffer already (old transfer) free it */