diff --git a/src/ftracetool.c b/src/ftracetool.c
index 5234979..66bb2b8 100644
--- a/src/ftracetool.c
+++ b/src/ftracetool.c
@@ -440,10 +440,6 @@ static int parse_ftrace_entry(const char *str,
         return ER_PARSE_ERROR + 12;
     }
     str++;
-    if (!*str)
-    {
-        return ER_PARSE_ERROR + 13;
-    }
 
     size_t arg_num = 0;
     while (*str)