diff --git a/src/sink.c b/src/sink.c
index 55b6ad1..af0e891 100644
--- a/src/sink.c
+++ b/src/sink.c
@@ -1164,8 +1164,7 @@
 		free(sft);
 
 	if (sink) {
-		if (sink->ctx.ring)
-			ring_free(sink->ctx.ring);
+		ring_free(sink->ctx.ring);
 
 		LIST_DELETE(&sink->sink_list);
 		free(sink->name);