diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
index c49c86ccea769515e016059db0b6fe52d823b1cd..085f0fbd0c43e673896d40718708ab9a013621ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/hal/hal_intf.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ s32 rtw_hal_mgnt_xmit(struct adapter *adapt, struct xmit_frame *pmgntframe)
 
 s32 rtw_hal_init_xmit_priv(struct adapter *adapt)
 {
-	if (adapt->HalFunc.init_xmit_priv != NULL)
+	if (adapt->HalFunc.init_xmit_priv)
 		return adapt->HalFunc.init_xmit_priv(adapt);
 	return _FAIL;
 }