diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c b/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c
index 80056125c5b..c0c00e1fd25 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/mvdm/ntvdm/dos/dem.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static VOID WINAPI DosInitialize(LPWORD Stack)
     RegisterBop(BOP_DOS, DosSystemBop        );
     RegisterBop(BOP_CMD, DosCmdInterpreterBop);
 
-    if (DosBiosFileName && DosBiosFileName[0] != '\0')
+    if (DosBiosFileName[0] != '\0')
     {
         BOOLEAN Success = FALSE;
         HANDLE  hDosBios;