diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
index 3893a35747698603cce0fe62ee7dcc1d1c333352..953a7a7d6843f706b2f15b5e5609d05f136a3e99 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ static void sync_timeline_remove_pt(struct sync_pt *pt)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
-	if (!list_empty(&pt->child_list)) {
+	if (!list_empty(&pt->child_list))
 		list_del_init(&pt->child_list);
-	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
 }