diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index c7bad646134e5a876cbc4ebc8f3fb345dbddc76c..d5e5f830f2a16388129fe25b01bf0b7eaa85ae69 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -4120,10 +4120,8 @@ static int rtw_set_wps_beacon(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *param,
 	ie_len = len-12-2;/*  12 = param header, 2:no packed */
 
 
-	if (pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie) {
-		kfree(pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie);
-		pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie);
+	pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie = NULL;
 
 	if (ie_len>0) {
 		pmlmepriv->wps_beacon_ie = rtw_malloc(ie_len);
@@ -4160,10 +4158,8 @@ static int rtw_set_wps_probe_resp(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *par
 	ie_len = len-12-2;/*  12 = param header, 2:no packed */
 
 
-	if (pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie) {
-		kfree(pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie);
-		pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie);
+	pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie = NULL;
 
 	if (ie_len>0) {
 		pmlmepriv->wps_probe_resp_ie = rtw_malloc(ie_len);
@@ -4195,10 +4191,8 @@ static int rtw_set_wps_assoc_resp(struct net_device *dev, struct ieee_param *par
 	ie_len = len-12-2;/*  12 = param header, 2:no packed */
 
 
-	if (pmlmepriv->wps_assoc_resp_ie) {
-		kfree(pmlmepriv->wps_assoc_resp_ie);
-		pmlmepriv->wps_assoc_resp_ie = NULL;
-	}
+	kfree(pmlmepriv->wps_assoc_resp_ie);
+	pmlmepriv->wps_assoc_resp_ie = NULL;
 
 	if (ie_len>0) {
 		pmlmepriv->wps_assoc_resp_ie = rtw_malloc(ie_len);