diff --git a/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c b/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c
index 75cfff84..d196c7cd 100644
--- a/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c
+++ b/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ static bool prepare_crtc(data_t *data, igt_output_t *output, enum pipe pipe,
 	igt_display_commit(display);
 
 	/* create the pipe_crc object for this pipe */
-	if (data->pipe_crc)
-		igt_pipe_crc_free(data->pipe_crc);
-
+	igt_pipe_crc_free(data->pipe_crc);
 	data->pipe_crc = igt_pipe_crc_new(pipe, INTEL_PIPE_CRC_SOURCE_AUTO);
 	if (!data->pipe_crc) {
 		igt_info("auto crc not supported on this connector with pipe %i\n",