diff --git a/ext/opencv/gsthanddetect.c b/ext/opencv/gsthanddetect.c
index 0faab59425..8c72b72e4d 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gsthanddetect.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gsthanddetect.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ gst_handdetect_transform_ip (GstOpencvVideoFilter * transform,
     if (filter->prev_r == NULL)
       filter->prev_r = &temp_r;
     /* Get the best FIST gesture */
-    for (i = 0; i < (hands ? hands->total : 0); i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < hands->total; i++) {
       r = (CvRect *) cvGetSeqElem (hands, i);
       distance = (int) sqrt (pow ((r->x - filter->prev_r->x),
               2) + pow ((r->y - filter->prev_r->y), 2));