--- 62306615f509d9c0a3bb08c00b3313fb611b7fb0
+++ 3561adf0468a8a7823f11394e8cd6939604e4346
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ bool FirmwareDownloadCode(struct net_dev
 
 		/* Allocate skb buffer to contain firmware info and tx descriptor info. */
 		skb  = dev_alloc_skb(frag_length);
-		if (skb == NULL) {
-			RT_TRACE(COMP_ERR, "(%s): unable to alloc skb buffer\n",
-								__func__);
-			goto cmdsend_downloadcode_fail;
-		}
 		memcpy((unsigned char *)(skb->cb),&dev,sizeof(dev));
 
 		tcb_desc = (cb_desc*)(skb->cb + MAX_DEV_ADDR_SIZE);