diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
index 1de792905e82c24c28c1c402b48a415e0137fb18..e5a6b7a70df71b9d49733a458239f2c8e1dfa619 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
@@ -394,9 +394,8 @@ u8 rtw_joinbss_cmd(struct adapter  *padapter, struct wlan_network *pnetwork)
 		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_notice_, ("+Join cmd: SSid =[%s]\n", pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.Ssid));
 
 	pcmd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cmd_obj), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (pcmd == NULL) {
+	if (!pcmd) {
 		res = _FAIL;
-		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_cmd_c_, _drv_err_, ("rtw_joinbss_cmd: memory allocate for cmd_obj fail!!!\n"));
 		goto exit;
 	}
 	/* for IEs is fix buf size */