diff --git a/dix/events.c b/dix/events.c
index 6d0137da4..b26e28af7 100644
--- a/dix/events.c
+++ b/dix/events.c
@@ -5355,7 +5355,6 @@ ProcGrabButton(ClientPtr client)
 	rc = dixLookupResourceByType((pointer *)&cursor, stuff->cursor, RT_CURSOR,
 			       client, DixUseAccess);
 	if (rc != Success)
-	if (!cursor)
 	{
 	    client->errorValue = stuff->cursor;
 	    return (rc == BadValue) ? BadCursor : rc;