diff --git a/include/linux/poll.h b/include/linux/poll.h
index fc641b50f129..57b6d1ccd8bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/poll.h
+++ b/include/linux/poll.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef struct poll_table_struct {
 
 static inline void poll_wait(struct file * filp, wait_queue_head_t * wait_address, poll_table *p)
 {
-	if (p && p->_qproc && wait_address) {
+	if (p && p->_qproc) {
 		p->_qproc(filp, wait_address, p);
 		/*
 		 * This memory barrier is paired in the wq_has_sleeper().