1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/read.c b/libbb/read.c
index 640293b70..4ad41d589 100644
--- a/libbb/read.c
+++ b/libbb/read.c
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ char *xmalloc_reads(int fd, char *buf)
                 }
                 /* nonblock_safe_read() because we are used by e.g. shells */
                 if (nonblock_safe_read(fd, p, 1) != 1) { /* EOF/error */
-                        if (p == buf) {
-                                /* we read nothing [and buf was NULL initially] */
+                        if (p == buf) { /* we read nothing */
                                 free(buf);
                                 return NULL;
                         }