1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/networking/udhcp/common.c b/networking/udhcp/common.c
index ddfc54732..4f856ee6c 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/common.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/common.c
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ void background(const char *pidfile)
         int pid_fd;
 
         /* hold lock during fork. */
-        if (pidfile) pid_fd = pidfile_acquire(pidfile);
+        pid_fd = pidfile_acquire(pidfile);
         if (daemon(0, 0) == -1) {
                 perror("fork");
                 exit(1);
         }
         daemonized++;
-        if (pidfile) pidfile_write_release(pid_fd);
+        pidfile_write_release(pid_fd);
 #endif /* __uClinux__ */
 }
 
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ void start_log_and_pid(const char *client_server, const char *pidfile)
         sanitize_fds();
 
         /* do some other misc startup stuff while we are here to save bytes */
-        if (pidfile) {
-                pid_fd = pidfile_acquire(pidfile);
-                pidfile_write_release(pid_fd);
-        }
+        pid_fd = pidfile_acquire(pidfile);
+        pidfile_write_release(pid_fd);
 
         /* equivelent of doing a fflush after every \n */
         setlinebuf(stdout);