diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/predecoder.hh b/src/arch/alpha/predecoder.hh
index 7a6bb3c026..725b35b9de 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/predecoder.hh
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/predecoder.hh
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ namespace AlphaISA
         {
             ext_inst = inst;
 #if FULL_SYSTEM
-            if (pc && 0x1)
-                ext_inst|=(static_cast<ExtMachInst>(pc & 0x1) << 32);
+            ext_inst|=(static_cast<ExtMachInst>(pc & 0x1) << 32);
 #endif
         }