diff --git a/libgfortran/ChangeLog b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
index 1c76245bb39..641f32d4dce 100644
--- a/libgfortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgfortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-08-31  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* io/unit.c (get_unit): Remove superfluous if.
+
 2004-08-31  Paul Brook  <paul@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* io/transfer.c (read_sf): Rename uinty to readlen.  Detect EOF.
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/unit.c b/libgfortran/io/unit.c
index c3d6e7eca13..4b09884e35b 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/unit.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/unit.c
@@ -264,10 +264,8 @@ get_unit (int read_flag)
   /* Has to be an external unit */
 
   u = find_unit (ioparm.unit);
-  if (u != NULL)
-    return u;
 
-  return NULL;
+  return u;
 }