diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css.c b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css.c
index de504cb4e546..35093c5d7da5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/atomisp/pci/sh_css.c
@@ -8493,22 +8493,9 @@ ia_css_pipe_load_extension(struct ia_css_pipe *pipe,
 	}
 
 	if (firmware->info.isp.type == IA_CSS_ACC_OUTPUT)
-	{
-		if (&pipe->output_stage)
-			append_firmware(&pipe->output_stage, firmware);
-		else {
-			IA_CSS_LEAVE_ERR_PRIVATE(IA_CSS_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-			return IA_CSS_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
-		}
-	} else if (firmware->info.isp.type == IA_CSS_ACC_VIEWFINDER)
-	{
-		if (&pipe->vf_stage)
-			append_firmware(&pipe->vf_stage, firmware);
-		else {
-			IA_CSS_LEAVE_ERR_PRIVATE(IA_CSS_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR);
-			return IA_CSS_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
-		}
-	}
+		append_firmware(&pipe->output_stage, firmware);
+	else if (firmware->info.isp.type == IA_CSS_ACC_VIEWFINDER)
+		append_firmware(&pipe->vf_stage, firmware);
 	err = acc_load_extension(firmware);
 
 	IA_CSS_LEAVE_ERR_PRIVATE(err);