1 files changed, 3 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 147cec19621d..0e0fdb783b7c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -697,18 +697,7 @@ static int vpe_run(struct vpe * v)
         dmt_flag = dmt();
         vpeflags = dvpe();
 
-        if (!list_empty(&v->tc)) {
-                if ((t = list_entry(v->tc.next, struct tc, tc)) == NULL) {
-                        evpe(vpeflags);
-                        emt(dmt_flag);
-                        local_irq_restore(flags);
-
-                        printk(KERN_WARNING
-                               "VPE loader: TC %d is already in use.\n",
-                               v->tc->index);
-                        return -ENOEXEC;
-                }
-        } else {
+        if (list_empty(&v->tc)) {
                 evpe(vpeflags);
                 emt(dmt_flag);
                 local_irq_restore(flags);
@@ -720,6 +709,8 @@ static int vpe_run(struct vpe * v)
                 return -ENOEXEC;
         }
 
+        t = list_first_entry(&v->tc, struct tc, tc);
+
         /* Put MVPE's into 'configuration state' */
         set_c0_mvpcontrol(MVPCONTROL_VPC);