diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/iop3xx-adma.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/iop3xx-adma.h
index 1a8c7279a28..9b28f1243bd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/iop3xx-adma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/iop3xx-adma.h
@@ -366,8 +366,7 @@ static inline int iop_chan_xor_slot_count(size_t len, int src_cnt,
 		slot_cnt += *slots_per_op;
 	}
 
-	if (len)
-		slot_cnt += *slots_per_op;
+	slot_cnt += *slots_per_op;
 
 	return slot_cnt;
 }
@@ -389,8 +388,7 @@ static inline int iop_chan_zero_sum_slot_count(size_t len, int src_cnt,
 		slot_cnt += *slots_per_op;
 	}
 
-	if (len)
-		slot_cnt += *slots_per_op;
+	slot_cnt += *slots_per_op;
 
 	return slot_cnt;
 }
@@ -737,10 +735,8 @@ iop_desc_set_zero_sum_byte_count(struct iop_adma_desc_slot *desc, u32 len)
 			i += slots_per_op;
 		} while (len > IOP_ADMA_ZERO_SUM_MAX_BYTE_COUNT);
 
-		if (len) {
-			iter = iop_hw_desc_slot_idx(hw_desc, i);
-			iter->byte_count = len;
-		}
+		iter = iop_hw_desc_slot_idx(hw_desc, i);
+		iter->byte_count = len;
 	}
 }