diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c
index 1d1802a3..df027df2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_tty.c
@@ -78,19 +78,16 @@ static void smd_tty_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		ptr = NULL;
 		avail = tty_prepare_flip_string(tty, &ptr, avail);
 
-		if (avail && ptr) {
-			if (smd_read(info->ch, ptr, avail) != avail) {
-				/* shouldn't be possible since we're in interrupt
-				 * context here and nobody else could 'steal' our
-				 * characters.
-				 */
-				printk(KERN_ERR "OOPS - smd_tty_buffer mismatch?!");
-			}
-			wake_lock_timeout(&info->wake_lock, HZ / 2);
-			tty->low_latency = 1;
-			tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
-		} else
-			printk(KERN_ERR "smd_tty_work_func: tty_prepare_flip_string fail\n");
+		if (smd_read(info->ch, ptr, avail) != avail) {
+			/* shouldn't be possible since we're in interrupt
+			 * context here and nobody else could 'steal' our
+			 * characters.
+			 */
+			printk(KERN_ERR "OOPS - smd_tty_buffer mismatch?!");
+		}
+		wake_lock_timeout(&info->wake_lock, HZ / 2);
+		tty->low_latency = 1;
+		tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&smd_tty_lock);