1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index 110804936fc3..7777cfc1ad8c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -981,7 +981,6 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
          * PREV_PACKET is a branch.
          */
         if (etm->synth_opts.last_branch &&
-            etmq->prev_packet &&
             etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_RANGE &&
             etmq->prev_packet->last_instr_taken_branch)
                 cs_etm__update_last_branch_rb(etmq);
@@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ static int cs_etm__sample(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
                 etmq->period_instructions = instrs_over;
         }
 
-        if (etm->sample_branches && etmq->prev_packet) {
+        if (etm->sample_branches) {
                 bool generate_sample = false;
 
                 /* Generate sample for tracing on packet */
@@ -1071,9 +1070,6 @@ static int cs_etm__flush(struct cs_etm_queue *etmq)
         struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm = etmq->etm;
         struct cs_etm_packet *tmp;
 
-        if (!etmq->prev_packet)
-                return 0;
-
         /* Handle start tracing packet */
         if (etmq->prev_packet->sample_type == CS_ETM_EMPTY)
                 goto swap_packet;