diff --git a/core/teek_app_load.c b/core/teek_app_load.c
index 339e41824961484b1714b48073ce3068f9c355db..2bc1a5afaf4b055e4b4a86a796bbc6e34fe8a7a7 100644
--- a/core/teek_app_load.c
+++ b/core/teek_app_load.c
@@ -76,10 +76,8 @@ static int32_t teek_read_app(const char *load_file, char **file_buf, uint32_t *f
 	if (ret != TEEC_SUCCESS)
 		tloge("do read app fail\n");
 
-	if (fp != NULL) {
-		filp_close(fp, 0);
-		fp = NULL;
-	}
+	filp_close(fp, 0);
+	fp = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
 }