diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
index 80fee699f58a0914440689481ee13e44eb113ed2..38b2ba1ac6f8cfd5cae97b59a2120e800e622383 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
@@ -614,7 +614,10 @@ static int rtl8192eu_parse_efuse(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)
 
 	dev_info(&priv->udev->dev, "Vendor: %.7s\n", efuse->vendor_name);
 	dev_info(&priv->udev->dev, "Product: %.11s\n", efuse->device_name);
-	dev_info(&priv->udev->dev, "Serial: %.11s\n", efuse->serial);
+	if (memchr_inv(efuse->serial, 0xff, 11))
+		dev_info(&priv->udev->dev, "Serial: %.11s\n", efuse->serial);
+	else
+		dev_info(&priv->udev->dev, "Serial not available.\n");
 
 	if (rtl8xxxu_debug & RTL8XXXU_DEBUG_EFUSE) {
 		unsigned char *raw = priv->efuse_wifi.raw;