diff --git a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
index dc88a24d3..f23575113 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ void Viewer::generatePointerData(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& event)
             camera->getAllowEventFocus() &&
             camera->getRenderTargetImplementation()==osg::Camera::FRAME_BUFFER)
         {
-            osg::Viewport* viewport = camera ? camera->getViewport() : 0;
+            osg::Viewport* viewport = camera->getViewport();
             if (viewport &&
                 x >= viewport->x() && y >= viewport->y() &&
                 x <= (viewport->x()+viewport->width()) && y <= (viewport->y()+viewport->height()) )
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ void Viewer::generatePointerData(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& event)
 
     if (camera)
     {
-        osg::Viewport* viewport = camera ? camera->getViewport() : 0;
+        osg::Viewport* viewport = camera->getViewport();
 
         event.addPointerData(new osgGA::PointerData(camera, (x-viewport->x())/viewport->width()*2.0f-1.0f, -1.0, 1.0,
                                                             (y-viewport->y())/viewport->height()*2.0f-1.0f, -1.0, 1.0));