diff --git a/src/asahi/lib/agx_device.c b/src/asahi/lib/agx_device.c
index bc8fb83d70e..f423778ec59 100644
--- a/src/asahi/lib/agx_device.c
+++ b/src/asahi/lib/agx_device.c
@@ -358,9 +358,7 @@ agx_open_device(void *memctx, struct agx_device *dev)
 void
 agx_close_device(struct agx_device *dev)
 {
-   if (dev->helper)
-      agx_bo_unreference(dev->helper);
-
+   agx_bo_unreference(dev->helper);
    agx_bo_cache_evict_all(dev);
    util_sparse_array_finish(&dev->bo_map);