diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index f38f9d8b78bb..e0da0900a4f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -2659,8 +2659,7 @@ static int ieee80211_wpa_set_wpa_ie(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 {
 	u8 *buf;
 
-	if (param->u.wpa_ie.len > MAX_WPA_IE_LEN ||
-	    (param->u.wpa_ie.len && !param->u.wpa_ie.data))
+	if (param->u.wpa_ie.len > MAX_WPA_IE_LEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (param->u.wpa_ie.len) {