diff --git a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
index e634a567fa..8f84d0b228 100644
--- a/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_rawdev/rte_rawdev.c
@@ -92,11 +92,9 @@ rte_rawdev_info_get(uint16_t dev_id, struct rte_rawdev_info *dev_info)
 		(*rawdev->dev_ops->dev_info_get)(rawdev, dev_info->dev_private);
 	}
 
-	if (dev_info) {
-
-		dev_info->driver_name = rawdev->driver_name;
-		dev_info->device = rawdev->device;
-	}
+	dev_info->driver_name = rawdev->driver_name;
+	dev_info->device = rawdev->device;
+	dev_info->socket_id = rawdev->socket_id;
 
 	return 0;
 }