diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index b716b7e62185..e330b39f884f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -4951,7 +4951,7 @@ void linked_status_chk(struct adapter *padapter)
 			if (pmlmeinfo->FW_sta_info[i].status == 1) {
 				psta = pmlmeinfo->FW_sta_info[i].psta;
 
-				if (psta == NULL)
+				if (!psta)
 					continue;
 
 				if (pmlmeinfo->FW_sta_info[i].rx_pkt == sta_rx_pkts(psta)) {