diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c
index 6f06058c5ae72a80c71de217c3c105cfe7a08b18..6722308d1a98ac0d1005f0fa4abc5287f4f3caf4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void __init boot_flags_init(char *commands)
 {
 	while (*commands) {
 		/* Move to the start of the next "argument". */
-		while (*commands && *commands == ' ')
+		while (*commands == ' ')
 			commands++;
 
 		/* Process any command switches, otherwise skip it. */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 6b7331d198e9d8b9b0596acbfdab443d227682a3..422b178809557c13345c312db96ec1cb893e50e6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void __init boot_flags_init(char *commands)
 {
 	while (*commands) {
 		/* Move to the start of the next "argument". */
-		while (*commands && *commands == ' ')
+		while (*commands == ' ')
 			commands++;
 
 		/* Process any command switches, otherwise skip it. */