diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 4ba4f85be02d..884fcce50d9c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -5994,8 +5994,7 @@ u8 run_in_thread_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
 {
 	struct RunInThread_param *p;
 
-
-	if (pbuf == NULL)
+	if (!pbuf)
 		return H2C_PARAMETERS_ERROR;
 	p = (struct RunInThread_param *)pbuf;