diff --git a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
index 3815c79c1c..596c8d6ac1 100644
--- a/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
+++ b/rocclr/runtime/device/gpu/gpuprogram.cpp
@@ -1833,19 +1833,14 @@ HSAILProgram::linkImpl(
         binaries_to_link.push_back(bin);
     }
 
-    // At this stage each HSAILProgram in the list has an aclBinary initialized
-    // and contains LLVMIR
-    // We can now go ahead and link them.
-    if (binaries_to_link.size() > 1) {
-        errorCode = aclLink(dev().hsaCompiler(),
-            binaries_to_link[0], binaries_to_link.size() - 1,
-            &binaries_to_link[1], ACL_TYPE_LLVMIR_BINARY, "-create-library", NULL);
-        if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
-            buildLog_ += aclGetCompilerLog(dev().hsaCompiler());
-            buildLog_ +="Error while linking : \
-                        aclLink failed" ;
-            return false;
-        }
+    errorCode = aclLink(dev().hsaCompiler(),
+        binaries_to_link[0], binaries_to_link.size() - 1,
+        binaries_to_link.size() > 1 ? &binaries_to_link[1] : NULL,
+        ACL_TYPE_LLVMIR_BINARY, "-create-library", NULL);
+    if (errorCode != ACL_SUCCESS) {
+        buildLog_ += aclGetCompilerLog(dev().hsaCompiler());
+        buildLog_ +="Error while linking : aclLink failed" ;
+        return false;
     }
     // Store the newly linked aclBinary for this program.
     binaryElf_ = binaries_to_link[0];