diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
index be32cfd59..23861e5eb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ _pinfo::set_ctty (fhandler_termios *fh, int flags)
 {
   tty_min& tc = *fh->tc ();
   debug_printf ("old %s, ctty device number %y, tc.ntty device number %y flags & O_NOCTTY %y", __ctty (), ctty, tc.ntty, flags & O_NOCTTY);
-  if (fh && &tc && (ctty <= 0 || ctty == tc.ntty) && !(flags & O_NOCTTY))
+  if (fh && (ctty <= 0 || ctty == tc.ntty) && !(flags & O_NOCTTY))
     {
       ctty = tc.ntty;
       if (cygheap->ctty != fh->archetype)