diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
index 4b74db045..498408f4e 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_scsi.c
@@ -227,11 +227,7 @@ get_scsi_lun(struct spdk_scsi_dev *scsi_dev, const __u8 *lun)
 	uint16_t lun_id = (((uint16_t)lun[2] << 8) | lun[3]) & 0x3FFF;
 
 	/* For now only one LUN per controller is allowed so no need to search LUN IDs */
-	if (likely(scsi_dev != NULL)) {
-		return spdk_scsi_dev_get_lun(scsi_dev, lun_id);
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
+	return spdk_scsi_dev_get_lun(scsi_dev, lun_id);
 }
 
 static void