diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
index 12710ed..6e08f42 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 
 static void set_label(unsigned short ident, const char *label)
 {
-	if (label && str_ident) {
+	if (label) {
 		strncpy(str_ident[ident].name, label,
 			 RESOURCE_LABEL_SIZE);
 		str_ident[ident].name[RESOURCE_LABEL_SIZE - 1] = 0;
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@
 
 static char *get_label(unsigned short ident)
 {
-	if (!str_ident)
-		return "UNKNOWN";
-
 	return (*str_ident[ident].name ? str_ident[ident].name : "UNKNOWN");
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Please provide none-null label\n");
 	}
 
-	if (label && str_ident)
+	if (label)
 		return strncmp(str_ident[ident].name,
 				 label, strlen(label));
 	else