diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
index 2ab0c208088d..3a8f21031440 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static unsigned int sync_file_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 
 	if (!status)
 		return POLLIN;
-	else if (status < 0)
+	if (status < 0)
 		return POLLERR;
 	return 0;
 }