diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
index 688586e823c0..93f3739b5f3a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
@@ -906,8 +906,7 @@ static int wfx_upload_beacon(struct wfx_vif *wvif)
 	wfx_fwd_probe_req(wvif, false);
 
 done:
-	if (!skb)
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 	return ret;
 }