diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
index dec1a317a070079118278a3aad43f1036e63fc91..d0224fc58e78974566dffc35d25ae86a71d3133c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -3202,8 +3202,7 @@ static int ar9300_compress_decision(struct ath_hw *ah,
 			it, length);
 		break;
 	case _CompressBlock:
-		if (reference == 0) {
-		} else {
+		if (reference != 0) {
 			eep = ar9003_eeprom_struct_find_by_id(reference);
 			if (eep == NULL) {
 				ath_dbg(common, EEPROM,