diff --git a/tools/mm/slabinfo.c b/tools/mm/slabinfo.c
index 39f7eae7eecd..685bcdd03568 100644
--- a/tools/mm/slabinfo.c
+++ b/tools/mm/slabinfo.c
@@ -193,10 +193,9 @@ static unsigned long get_obj_and_str(const char *name, char **x)
 
 	*x = NULL;
 
-	if (!read_obj(name)) {
-		x = NULL;
+	if (!read_obj(name))
 		return 0;
-	}
+
 	result = strtoul(buffer, &p, 10);
 	while (*p == ' ')
 		p++;