diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 510da5f..8d25493 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -280,12 +280,8 @@
 				ret = -EIO;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			if (child->thread.dsp.used_dsp) {
-				dregs = __get_dsp_regs(child);
-				tmp = (unsigned long) (dregs[addr - DSP_BASE]);
-			} else {
-				tmp = -1;	/* DSP registers yet used  */
-			}
+			dregs = __get_dsp_regs(child);
+			tmp = (unsigned long) (dregs[addr - DSP_BASE]);
 			break;
 		}
 		case DSP_CONTROL:
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
index 7e55457..1f998bf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
@@ -201,12 +201,8 @@
 				ret = -EIO;
 				goto out_tsk;
 			}
-			if (child->thread.dsp.used_dsp) {
-				dspreg_t *dregs = __get_dsp_regs(child);
-				tmp = (unsigned long) (dregs[addr - DSP_BASE]);
-			} else {
-				tmp = -1;	/* DSP registers yet used  */
-			}
+			dspreg_t *dregs = __get_dsp_regs(child);
+			tmp = (unsigned long) (dregs[addr - DSP_BASE]);
 			break;
 		case DSP_CONTROL:
 			if (!cpu_has_dsp) {