diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 61c21e7..4349113 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@
 
 	i = p->state ? ffz(~p->state) + 1 : 0;
 	psinfo->pr_state = i;
-	psinfo->pr_sname = (i < 0 || i > 5) ? '.' : "RSDTZW"[i];
+	psinfo->pr_sname = (i > 5) ? '.' : "RSDTZW"[i];
 	psinfo->pr_zomb = psinfo->pr_sname == 'Z';
 	psinfo->pr_nice = task_nice(p);
 	psinfo->pr_flag = p->flags;