diff --git a/drivers/perf/dwc_pcie_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/dwc_pcie_pmu.c
index 5c4ff1186e35..b49193fecd10 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/dwc_pcie_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/dwc_pcie_pmu.c
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ static struct platform_driver dwc_pcie_pmu_driver = {
 static int __init dwc_pcie_pmu_init(void)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = NULL;
-	bool found = false;
 	int ret;
 
 	for_each_pci_dev(pdev) {
@@ -740,11 +739,7 @@ static int __init dwc_pcie_pmu_init(void)
 			pci_dev_put(pdev);
 			return ret;
 		}
-
-		found = true;
 	}
-	if (!found)
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = cpuhp_setup_state_multi(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
 				      "perf/dwc_pcie_pmu:online",