diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/tests/sanitizer_thread_registry_test.cc b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/tests/sanitizer_thread_registry_test.cc
index ddc8dba5d3e004f9f8d60c011e6b1136edc39c9f..69b6e13e721035ef2823d097d9bf55a926113d10 100644
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/tests/sanitizer_thread_registry_test.cc
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/tests/sanitizer_thread_registry_test.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static uptr get_uid(u32 tid) {
 
 static bool HasName(ThreadContextBase *tctx, void *arg) {
   char *name = (char*)arg;
-  return (tctx->name && 0 == internal_strcmp(tctx->name, name));
+  return (0 == internal_strcmp(tctx->name, name));
 }
 
 static bool HasUid(ThreadContextBase *tctx, void *arg) {