1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index d316febfc1..58541a4091 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -5702,16 +5702,14 @@ gc_mark_children(rb_objspace_t *objspace, VALUE obj)
         {
             const VALUE * const ptr = ROBJECT_IVPTR(obj);
 
-            if (ptr) {
-                uint32_t i, len = ROBJECT_NUMIV(obj);
-                for (i  = 0; i < len; i++) {
-                    gc_mark(objspace, ptr[i]);
-                }
+            uint32_t i, len = ROBJECT_NUMIV(obj);
+            for (i  = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                gc_mark(objspace, ptr[i]);
+            }
 
-                if (LIKELY(during_gc) &&
+            if (LIKELY(during_gc) &&
                     ROBJ_TRANSIENT_P(obj)) {
-                    rb_transient_heap_mark(obj, ptr);
-                }
+                rb_transient_heap_mark(obj, ptr);
             }
         }
 	break;