diff --git a/src/blua/ldump.c b/src/blua/ldump.c
index c9d3d4870..b69a12729 100644
--- a/src/blua/ldump.c
+++ b/src/blua/ldump.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void DumpVector(const void* b, int n, size_t size, DumpState* D)
 
 static void DumpString(const TString* s, DumpState* D)
 {
- if (s==NULL || getstr(s)==NULL)
+ if (s==NULL)
  {
   size_t size=0;
   DumpVar(size,D);