diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
index 39b857da2d42..a0117efa2991 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
@@ -2040,8 +2040,7 @@ sync_func(void *v)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		svc_fourcc = service ? service->base.fourcc
-				     : VCHIQ_MAKE_FOURCC('?', '?', '?', '?');
+		svc_fourcc = service->base.fourcc;
 
 		vchiq_log_trace(state->dev, VCHIQ_SYNC,
 				"Rcvd Msg %s from %p4cc s:%d d:%d len:%d",