diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
index 16d95b22fe5c..92ce32f5bb13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ static int mwifiex_uap_custom_ie_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *ie_size)
 	struct mwifiex_ie_list *ap_ie = cmd_buf;
 	struct mwifiex_ie_types_header *tlv_ie = (void *)tlv;
 
-	if (!ap_ie || !ap_ie->len || !ap_ie->ie_list)
+	if (!ap_ie || !ap_ie->len)
 		return -1;
 
 	*ie_size += le16_to_cpu(ap_ie->len) +