diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
index f00ac94b2639..41697ef55dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_module.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ void free_rtllib(struct net_device *dev)
 				      netdev_priv_rsl(dev);
 
 	kfree(ieee->pHTInfo);
-	ieee->pHTInfo = NULL;
 	rtllib_softmac_free(ieee);
 
 	lib80211_crypt_info_free(&ieee->crypt_info);