diff --git a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
index de2537247..9e26a76e5 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxccontainer.c
@@ -656,9 +656,6 @@ static bool am_single_threaded(void)
 	}
 
 	while ((direntp = readdir(dir))) {
-		if (!direntp)
-			break;
-
 		if (!strcmp(direntp->d_name, "."))
 			continue;