1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nswalk.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nswalk.c
index 280b8357c46c..3c905ce26d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nswalk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nswalk.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -77,9 +77,7 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_get_next_node(acpi_object_type type, struct
 
                 /* It's really the parent's _scope_ that we want */
 
-                if (parent_node->child) {
-                        next_node = parent_node->child;
-                }
+                next_node = parent_node->child;
         }
 
         else {