diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_mfc3.c b/drivers/parport/parport_mfc3.c
index f4d0da741e85..bb1817218d7b 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_mfc3.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_mfc3.c
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ static unsigned char control_pc_to_mfc3(unsigned char control)
 		ret |= 128;
 	if (control & PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD) /* AUTOLF */
 		ret &= ~64;
-	if (control & PARPORT_CONTROL_STROBE) /* Strobe */
-		/* Handled directly by hardware */;
+	/* PARPORT_CONTROL_STROBE handled directly by hardware */
 	return ret;
 }