diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
index bff891fc0a5d..b29307820eda 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ start_copy:
 				  mbo->virt_address + channel->mbo_offs,
 				  to_copy);
 
-	copied = not_copied ? to_copy - not_copied : to_copy;
+	copied = to_copy - not_copied;
 
 	if (count < mbo->processed_length) {
 		channel->mbo_offs = copied;