1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 8f2e1de6d0ea..541da7a68f91 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(int subtest __maybe_unused)
         if (evlist == NULL) /* Fallback for kernels lacking PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY */
                 evlist = perf_evlist__new_default();
 
-        if (evlist == NULL || argv == NULL) {
+        if (evlist == NULL) {
                 pr_debug("Not enough memory to create evlist\n");
                 goto out;
         }