diff --git a/hw/ide/pci.c b/hw/ide/pci.c
index 4fc76c5225..e0c84392e2 100644
--- a/hw/ide/pci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/pci.c
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ void pci_ide_create_devs(PCIDevice *dev, DriveInfo **hd_table)
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-        if (hd_table[i] == NULL)
-            continue;
-        ide_create_drive(d->bus+bus[i], unit[i], hd_table[i]);
+        if (hd_table[i]) {
+            ide_create_drive(d->bus + bus[i], unit[i], hd_table[i]);
+        }
     }
 }