diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 6836072b3358..2a15cb94d671 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)
 
 	rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(pmlmepriv);
 
-	if (pmlmepriv) {
+	if (pmlmepriv)
 		vfree(pmlmepriv->free_bss_buf);
-	}
 
 }