diff --git a/tdeioslave/imap4/imap4.cc b/tdeioslave/imap4/imap4.cc
index d644244b..73680774 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/imap4/imap4.cc
+++ b/tdeioslave/imap4/imap4.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ sigchld_handler (int signo)
 {
   int pid, status;
 
-  while (true && signo == SIGCHLD)
+  while (signo == SIGCHLD)
   {
     pid = waitpid (-1, &status, WNOHANG);
     if (pid <= 0)